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13.3 Determination of Unity of Invention Not Affected Manner of Claiming - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 13.3 Determination of Unity of Invention Not Affected Manner of Claiming
The determination whether a group of inventions is so linked as to form a single general inventive concept shall be made without regard to whether the inventions are claimed in separate claims or as alternatives within a single claim.
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