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+case class annot[T]() extends scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation
+
+// type inference should infer @annot[Nothing] instead of @annot[T]
+// note the T is not in scope here!
+class Foo[@annot U]
+
+object Test {
+  import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
+  val x = new Foo
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    val targ = typeOf[x.type].widen match {
+      case TypeRef(_, _, arg :: _) => arg
+    }
+    println(targ)
+  }
+}