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1878.01(a)(1) Novelty **>for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report< [R-2] - 1800 Patent Cooperation Treaty

1878.01(a)(1) Novelty **>for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report< [R-2]

Novelty is defined in PCT Article 33(2).

PCT ARTICLE 33
The International Preliminary Examination

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(2) For the purposes of the international preliminary examination, a claimed invention shall be considered novel if it is not anticipated by the prior art as defined in the Regulations.

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>The above provisions apply mutatis mutandis to the written opinion of the International Searching Authority. See PCT Rule 43^bis.1(b).<

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