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PCT AI Section 505 Indication of Citations of Particular Relevance in the
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This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting PCT AI Section 505, including 0 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Official MPEP § 505 — Indication of Citations of Particular Relevance in the
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505 Indication of Citations of Particular Relevance in the International Search Report
- (a) Where any document cited in the international search report is of particular relevance, the special indication required by Rule 43.5(c) shall consist of the letter(s) “X” and/or “Y” placed next to the citation of the said document.
- (b) Category “X” is applicable where a document is such that when taken alone, a claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step.
- (c) Category “Y” is applicable where a document is such that a 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.