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In forceValidity not affected in certain cases involving amendments
Chapter 2Patent rights, ownership and validity
Part 3Validity
Division 2Matters not affecting validity
26 Validity not affected in certain cases involving amendments
(1)
Objection cannot be taken to a patent request and specification that have been accepted, and a patent is not invalid, merely because the specification claims an invention that was not the subject of the request, or that was not described or claimed in the specification as filed.
(2)
Except in the case of an amendment made in contravention of section 112 or 112A, objection cannot be taken to a patent request and specification that have been accepted, and a patent is not invalid, merely because an amendment of the specification has been made that was not allowable.
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