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608.01(l) Original Claims - 600 Parts, Form, and Content of Application
608.01(l) Original Claims
In establishing a disclosure, applicant may rely not only on the description and drawing as filed but also on the original claims if their content justifies it.
Where subject matter not shown in the drawing or described in the description is claimed in the application as filed, and such original claim itself constitutes a clear disclosure of this subject matter, then the claim should be treated on its merits, and requirement made to amend the drawing and description to show this subject matter. The claim should not be attacked either by objection or rejection because this subject matter is lacking in the drawing and description. It is the drawing and description that are defective, not the claim.
It is, of course, to be understood that this disclosure in the claim must be sufficiently specific and detailed to support the necessary amendment of the drawing and description.
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