Table 8.

Claim categories for different types of toxin inventions

Subject matter	Claim category	Claim language
New class of toxin	Compound protection	Compound according to the general structural formula X, with R1 – Rx being [.]
Class is known, but specific toxin is novel	Compound protection	Compound of class X, having the following structural formula Y
Class or specific toxin is known, but transfer to ADC is novel	(i) Use/process protection or (ii) purpose bound compound protection	(i) Use of toxin x for the manufacture of an ADC(ii) Toxin x for use in an ADC for the treatment of cancer

the symbol […] indicates that claim language has been truncated.