Miscellaneous - 37 C.F.R. ß 1.121

• No change in substance for applications other than reissues - 37 C.F.R. ß 1.121(a)

• Reissue practice made to conform to reexamination - 37 C.F.R. ß 1.121(b)

• Disclosure must be amended when required to ensure substantial correspondence between the specification (including the claims) and the drawings. 37 C.F.R. ßß 1.121(a)(5), (b)(4), 1.530(d)(7)

5. Miscellaneous

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The addition of the word ìsubstantialî was intended to permit applicant greater latitude than the rigid term-for-term comparison between the language used in the spec and the claims, especially in veiw of amendments to the claims.