Indication of Citations of Particular Relevance in the International Search Report
Category “A” document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to be of particular relevance
Category “E” earlier application or patent but published on or after the international filing date
Category “L” document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is cited to establish the publication date of citation or other special reason (as specified)
Category “O” document refereeing to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other means
Category “P” document published prior to the international filing date but later than the priority date claimed
Category “T” later document published after the international filing date or priority date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand the principle or theory underlying the invention
Category “X” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone
Category “Y” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art “&” document member of the same patent family
Category “E” earlier application or patent but published on or after the international filing date
Category “L” document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is cited to establish the publication date of citation or other special reason (as specified)
Category “O” document refereeing to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other means
Category “P” document published prior to the international filing date but later than the priority date claimed
Category “T” later document published after the international filing date or priority date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand the principle or theory underlying the invention
Category “X” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone
Category “Y” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art “&” document member of the same patent family
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