PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
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`PCT
`INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PATENTABILITY
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`(Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty)
`(PCT Article 36 and Rule 70)
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`Applicant's or agent's file reference
`07615
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`FOR FURTHER
`ACTION
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`See Fonn PCT/IPEA/4l 6
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`Priority date (day/montiuyear)
`04 August 2016
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`This report is the international preliminary examination report, established by this International Preliminary Examining Authority
`under Article 35 and transmitted to the applicant according to Article 36.
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`This REPORT consists of a total of
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`8
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`sheets, including this cover sheet.
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`This report is also accompanied by ANNEXES, comprising:
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`a.
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`(sent to the applicant and to the International Bureau) a total ofl sheets, as follows:
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`sheets of the description, claims and/or drawings which have been amended and/or sheets containing rectifications
`authorized by this Authority, unless those sheets were superseded or cancelled, and any accompanying letters (see
`Rules 46.5, 66.8, 70.16, 91.2, and Section 607 of the Administrative Instructions).
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`El sheets containing rectifications, where the decision was made by this Authority not to take them into account because
`they were not authorized by or notified to this Authority at the time when this Authority began to draw up this report,
`and any accompanying letters (Rules 66.4bis, 70.2(e), 70.16 and 91.2).
`CI superseded sheets and any accompanying letters, where this Authority either considers that the superseding sheets
`contain an amendment that goes beyond the disclosure in the international application as filed, or the superseding
`sheets were not accompanied by a letter indicating the basis for the amendments in the application as filed, as indicated
`in item 4 of Box No. I and the Supplemental Box (see Rule 70.16(b)).
`(sent
`to the
`International Bureau only)
`a
`total of
`(indicate
`type and number of electronic earrier(s))
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`containing a sequence listing, in the form of an Annex C/ST.25 text file, as indicated
`in the Supplemental Box Relating to Sequence Listing (see paragraph 3ter of Annex C of the Administrative Instructions).
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`b. El
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`This report contains indications relating to the following items:
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`Box No. I
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`Basis of the report
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`. II
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`. III
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`. IV
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`.V
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`. VI
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`Priority
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`Nonrestablishment of opinion with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability
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`Lack of unity of invention
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`Reasoned statement under Article 35(2) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability;
`citations and explanations supporting such statement
`Certain documents cited
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`Certain defects in the international application
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`Certain obseiyations on the international application
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`Date of submission of the demand
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`Date of completion of this report
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`07 November 2017
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`04 July 2018
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`Name and mailing address of the IPEA/EP
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`Authorized officer
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`European Patent Office
`D-80298 Munich
`Germany
`Telephone No. +49 (0)89 2399-0
`Facsimile No. +49 (0)89 2399-4465
`Form PCT/IPEA/409 (cover sheet) (January 2015)
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`Estorgues, Marlene
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`Telephone No. +49 (0)89 2399-1576
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`International filing date (day/montMyear)
`International application No.
`17 July 2017
`PCT/EP2017/068009
`International Patent Classification (IPC) or both national classification and IPC
`E04F 13/08(2006.01)i
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