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A form of a claim that allows claiming of members of a finite group by means of a phrase like "a member selected from the group consisting of" followed by a list of the members of the group linked by the word "and." The members of a Markush group must have at least one property that is mainly responsible for their membership in the group. MPEP 803.02, MPEP 2173.05(h).
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