werkwijzeconclusie, inrichtingsconclusie

English translation: means-plus-function claims, structure claims

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Dutch term or phrase:	werkwijzeconclusie, inrichtingsconclusie
English translation:	means-plus-function claims, structure claims
Entered by:	George Vardanyan

19:10 May 31, 2004

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Dutch term or phrase: werkwijzeconclusie, inrichtingsconclusie

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means-plus-function claims, Structure Claims

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process/method claim, device/apparatus claim

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means-plus-function claims, Structure Claims

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means-plus-function claims, Structure Claims

Explanation:
The interpretational difficulties of some means-plus-function claims are illustrated by the divergent results that may occur in interpreting literal equivalents under means-plus-function language.

Structure Claims

Reference: http://www.bskb.com/nl3q99.html
www.law.washington.edu/courses/group/E550/Documents/ 101%20Claim%20Scope%20Strategy.ppt

George Vardanyan
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Jurlex gives "method claim" in fact,
thanx again

6393 days confidence:

process/method claim, device/apparatus claim

Explanation:
werkwijzeconclusie = process claim; method claim
inrichtingsconclusie = device claim; apparatus claim

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see e.g. IATE:

nl: inrichtingsconclusie
de: Vorrichtungsanspruch
en: device claim; apparatus claim
fr: revendication de dispositif

(https://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1638451783751/1 )

nl: werkwijzeconclusie
de: Verfahrensanspruch
en: process claim
fr: revendication de procédé

(https://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1638451783751/1 )

Example sentence(s):

An apparatus claim is a patent claim that describes define a device or system that usually has active components. An apparatus claim defines the invention in terms of the components of the invention, that is, in terms of what the invention is as opposed t
Under the European Patent Convention, when a claim in one particular category (see below), e.g. a process claim, depends on a claim from a different category, e.g. a product claim, it is not considered to be a dependent claim but an independent claim.

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