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`PCT
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`(PCT Article 18 and Rules 43 and 44)
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`Applicants or agents file reference
`3685 O43PCO1
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`FOR FURTHER
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`see Form PCT/ISA/220
`as well as, where applicable, item 5 below.
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`International application No.
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`International filing date (day/monfh/year)
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`(Earliest) Priority Date (day/monfhyear)
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`PCT/U82017/043103
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`Applicant
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`ABBVIE INC
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`20 July 2017 (20-07-2017)
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`20 July 2016 (20-07-2016)
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`This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant
`according to Article 18. A copy is being transmitted to the International Bureau.
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`sheets.
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`This international search report consists of a total of
`It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in this report.
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`1. Basis of the report
`a. With regard to the language, the international search was carried out on the basis of:
`the international application in the language in which it was filed
`, which is the language
`atranslation of the international application into
`of a translation furnished for the purposes of international search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1 (b))
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`b. El
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`This international search report has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake
`authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43.6bis(a)).
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`With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, see Box No.
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`I.
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`Certain claims were found unsearchable (See Box No. II)
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`D Unity of invention is lacking (see Box No III)
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`4. With regard to the title,
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant
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`El
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`the text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
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`5. With regard to the abstract,
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant
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`D the text has been established, according to Rule 38.2, by this Authority as it appears in Box No. IV. The applicant
`may, within one month from the date of mailing of this international search report, submit comments to this Authority
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`6. With regard to the drawings,
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`a.
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`the figure of the drawings to be published with the abstract is Figure No.
`as suggested by the applicant
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`as selected by this Authority, because the applicant failed to suggest a figure
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`as selected by this Authority, because this figure better characterizes the invention
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`none of the figures is to be published with the abstract
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`b. El
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`Form PCT/ISA/210 (first sheet) (January 2015)
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`INTERNAnONALSEARCHREPORT
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`A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`International application No
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`PCT/US2017/043103
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`INV. A61K9/00
`A61K31/198
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`A61K47/10
`A61P25/16
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`ADD.
`According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
`A61K
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`A61K47/32
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`A61K47/38
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`A61K31/195
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
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`Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)
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`EPO-Internal
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Category*
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`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant to claim No.
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`X
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`X
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`US 5 635 213 A (NYSTROM CHRISTER [SE] ET
`AL)
`3 June 1997 (1997-06-03)
`claims 1-3; examples 1-2
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`WO 2016/036308 A1
`AKTIEBOLAG [SE])
`10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
`page 50;
`table 2
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`(LOBSOR PHARMACEUTICALS
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`(ABBVIE INC [US])
`wo 2016/118556 A1
`28 July 2016 (2016-07-28)
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`page 26;
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`table 1
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`US 3 927 205 A (OHNO YOSHITOMO ET AL)
`16 December 1975 (1975—12-16)
`claims 1-9
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`B Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box 0.
`* Special categories of cited documents :
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`"A" document defining the general state of the art which is not considered
`to be of particular relevance
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`"E" earlier application or patent but published on or after the international
`filing date
`"L" documentwhich may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is
`cited to establish the publication date of another citation or other
`speclal reason (as speclfled)
`"0" document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other
`means
`"P" document published prior to the international filing date but later than
`the priority date claimed
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`See patent family annex.
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`"T" later document publlshed after the Internatlonal flllng date or prlorlty
`date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand
`the principle or theory underlying the invention
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`"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
`"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
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`"&" document member of the same patent family
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`Date of the actual completion of the international search
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`Date of mailing of the international search report
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`13 October 2017
`Name and mailing address of the ISA/
`European Patent Office, PB. 5818 Patentlaan 2
`NL - 2280 HV Rijswijk
`Tel. (+31-70) 340-2040,
`axcw17m3403me
`Form PCT/ISA/Zlo (second sheet) (April 2005)
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`20/10/2017
`Authorized officer
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`FPeITChOWSka, J
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`INTERNAnONALSEARCHREPORT
`Information on patent family members
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`International application No
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`PCT/U52017/043103
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`Patent document
`cited in search report
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`Publication
`date
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`Patent family
`member(s)
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`Publication
`date
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`US 5635213
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`A
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`03—06—1997
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`15—09—1999
`12—03—1998
`09—06—1994
`14—10—1999
`27—01—2000
`23—02—2006
`20—03—2000
`13—09—1995
`16-12-1999
`31-03-2000
`22-06-2005
`21-05-1996
`01-03-2005
`25-09-1996
`03-06-1997
`09-06-1994
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`30-03-2017
`10-03-2016
`18-08-2017
`12-07-2017
`21-09-2017
`17-08-2017
`10-03-2016
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`03-08-2017
`13-09-2017
`30-08-2017
`16—11-2016
`21—07—2016
`28—07—2016
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`17—10—1974
`31—10—1974
`19—11—1975
`05—07—1983
`04—12—1974
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`T B
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`Z
`A1
`D1
`T2
`11
`T3
`A1
`T3
`T3
`B2
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`11
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`184191
`688290
`2150464
`69326350
`69326350
`122005000021
`0670713
`0670713
`2137350
`3031988
`3661703
`H08504764
`300169
`258276
`5635213
`9412153
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`2015312430
`2959307
`107072973
`3188725
`2017527623
`2017231937
`2016036308
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`2016209420
`20170103967
`11201705964Y
`201639556
`2016206584
`2016118556
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`A A
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`2416736
`2224129
`1414754
`55831210
`549126583
`3927205
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`16-12-1975
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`WO 2016036308
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`A1
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`10-03-2016
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`WO 2016118556
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`A1
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`28-07-2016
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`US 3927205
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`A
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`16—12—1975
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`Form PCT/ISA/Zlo (patent family annex) (April 2005)
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