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22. Without prejudice to the generality of section 14(5)(d), an application for a patent which includes,—
(a)in addition to an independent claim for a product, an independent claim for a process specially adapted for the manufacture of the product, and an independent claim for a use of the product;
(b)in addition to an independent claim for a process, an independent claim for an apparatus or means specifically designed for carrying out the process; or
(c)in addition to an independent claim for a product, an independent claim for a process specially adapted for the manufacture of the product, and an independent claim for an apparatus or means specifically designed for carrying out the process,
shall be treated as relating to a group of inventions which are so linked as to form a single inventive concept.
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