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2. Patent documents arranged for systematic searching

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2.1 PCT minimum documentation 

The systematically accessible search documentation includes the national patent documents belonging to the PCT minimum documentation specified in Rule 34.1(b)(i) PCT and Rule 34.1(c) PCT.

It also includes published international (PCT) and regional (e.g. European) patent applications, patents and inventors' certificates (Rule 34.1(b)(ii) PCT).

A complete list of the contents of the PCT minimum documentation is available on the WIPO website.

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