Guidelines for Examination
PART B
 CHAPTER VII UNITY OF INVENTION 		 

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PART B
  CHAPTER VI THE STATE OF THE ARTCHAPTER VI THE STATE OF THE ART     CHAPTER VIII SUBJECT-MATTER TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SEARCHCHAPTER VIII SUBJECT-MATTER TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SEARCH  
1. General remarks

1.1 Partial European search report

1.2 Invitation to pay further search fees

1.3 Documents relevant only to other inventions

2. Procedures in cases of lack of unity

2.1 Request for refund of further search fee(s)

2.2 Decision with respect to unity of invention

2.3 Complete search despite of lack of unity

2.4 Supplementary European search

 
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