Article 3 Applications for the grant of patents under sections 14 and 15
In rule 12—
(a)
in paragraph (4)(c) after “drawing” insert “or photograph”,
(b)
after paragraph (6) insert—
“(6A)The claim or claims must not rely in respect of the technical features of the invention on references to the description or any drawing or photograph unless the feature cannot otherwise be clearly and concisely defined in words, by a mathematical or chemical formula or by any other written means.”; and
(c)
in paragraph (7) after the first reference to “drawings” insert “or photographs” and after the second reference insert “and photographs”.