{"id":9004111222133308,"date":"2025-09-03T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/?p=9004111222133308"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:18:18","slug":"added-matter-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/de\/wissens-hub\/added-matter-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Added Matter &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Video overview:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pre and Post-Grant Amendments are governed by Articles 123(2) &amp; 123(3) EPC respectively<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Before grant<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, amendments can broaden the claim scope as long as the resulting claim is clearly and unambiguously disclosed in the original application (Article 123(2) EPC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common pitfalls include <\/span>intermediate generalisations<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span>shrinking\/cherry-picked lists<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both of which may introduce a combination of features not clearly and unambiguously disclosed originally. To avoid this, applicants should try to:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provide a general basis for all features in isolation as well as desired combinations of features to provide useful fallback positions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provide a pointer to particular selections from long lists; \u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not rely solely on Figures for support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">After grant<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, broadening the claim scope (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e.g.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Deleting limiting features) is <\/span>not allowed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Patentee may find themselves in the \u201c<\/span>inescapable trap<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d if a pre-grant amendment adds matter under Article 123(2) EPC, and it cannot be remedied post-grant without broadening the claim which would violate Article 123(3) EPC.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Result of the Inescapable trap is therefore that the <\/span>Patent may is held to be invalid<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span>cannot be rescued<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via amendment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Careful drafting and amendment strategy is therefore essential to avoid this legal pitfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; 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