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33.3 Orientation of the International Search - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 33.3 Orientation of the International Search
(a) International search shall be made on the basis of the claims, with due regard to the description and the drawings (if any) and with particular emphasis on the inventive concept towards which the claims are directed.
(b) In so far as possible and reasonable, the international search shall cover the entire subject matter to which the claims are directed or to which they might reasonably be expected to be directed after they have been amended.
Rule 34
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