G 1/25: EPO settles controversial patent description question

Clarity from the Enlarged Board of Appeal over when patent descriptions must be amended to reflect changes to the claims has finally arrived. WIPR outlines G 1/25, the debate that led to the referral and the EPC provisions at the heart of the ruling.

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