Unity of invention
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  7. 1. General remarks
  8. 1.3 Documents relevant only to other inventions
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1. General remarks

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1.3 Documents relevant only to other inventions 

The search on the invention first mentioned in the claims may also uncover documents that are relevant only to the other inventions. These documents do not necessarily have to be included in the partial European search report unless they are the basis for an objection to lack of unity "a posteriori" (see F‑V, 5 and F-V, 7).

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