art;
(e) briefly describe the figures in the drawings, if any;
(f) set forth at least the best mode contemplated by the applicant for
carrying out the invention which shall be done in terms of
examples where appropriate, with reference to drawings, if any;
and
(g) indicate explicitly, when it is not obvious from the description or
nature of the invention, the way in which the invention is
industrially applicable and the way in which it can be made and
used, or, if it can only be used, the way in which it can be used.
(2) The manner and order of presentation of the description specified
in this regulation shall be followed except where, because of the nature of the
invention, a different manner or a different order would result in a better
understanding and a more concise presentation of the description.
19. Claims.
(1) The claim shall define the matter for which protection is sought
in terms of the technical features of the invention.
(2) The numbers of the claims shall be reasonable, taking into
account the nature of the invention, and, where there are several claims, they
shall be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.
(3) Whenever appropriate, the claim shall contain—
(a) a statement indicating the technical features of the invention
which are necessary for the definition of the claim but which, in
combination, are part of the prior art; and
(b) a characterising position preceded by the words “characterised in
that” “characterised by” or “in which the improvement
comprises” or any other words to the same effect stating
concisely the technical features which, in combination with the
features stated under paragraph (a) of this subregulation it is
desired to protect.
(4) A claim shall not, except where absolutely necessary, rely with
regard to the technical features of the invention, on references to the
description or drawings and, in particular, it shall not rely on such references
as—
“described in part ________ of the description”, or “as illustrated