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  6. Search documentation
  7. 1. General
  8. 1.2 Means of searching systematically
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1. General

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1.2 Means of searching systematically 

The search documentation can be searched using the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), which is based on the International Patent Classification (IPC) but comprises finer internal subdivisions, or using other classification systems and/or words.

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