Whether the characterisation of the subject matter of an independent claim to the effect that it comprises a device in accordance with the preceding claims (here comprising a device in accordance with claims 1 to 12) requires the implementation of the features of all preceding dependent claims is to be determined by construing the patent claim, taking account of the description and the drawings.
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European Patent Convention, Art. 69(1). “Tire Removal Machine” (Reifendemontiermaschine). IIC 46, 591 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-015-0365-5
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