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(1) 通常の英文においては the volume of the container (初出/既出問わず)
(2) Claims 中でも原則 the volume of the container でよい (初出/既出問わず)
(3) ただし、クライアントから特段の指示があれば、それに従う
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MPEP“2173.05(e) Lack of Antecedent Basis”に
以下の記載があり、
“Inherent components of elements recited have antecedent basis in the recitation of the components themselves. For example, the limitation "the outer surface of said sphere" would not require an antecedent recitation that the sphere has an outer surface. See Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359, 61 USPQ2d 1216, 1218-19 (Fed. Cir 2001) (holding that recitation of "an ellipse" provided antecedent basis for "an ellipse having a major diameter" because "[t]here can be no dispute that mathematically an inherent characteristic of an ellipse is a major diameter").”
“Inherent components of elements recited have antecedent basis in the recitation of the components themselves. For example, the limitation "the outer surface of said sphere" would not require an antecedent recitation that the sphere has an outer surface.
これは、冠詞に関する私の知識と理解を正確に裏付けるものです。