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The state of the art at the search stage

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The state of the art at the search stage

1. General
2. Oral disclosure, use, exhibition, etc. as state of the art
3. Priority
4. Conflicting applications
5. Relevant date for documents cited in the search report; filing and priority date
6. Contents of prior-art disclosures
7. Internet disclosures ‒ technical journals
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