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4. More than one independent claim per category (Rule 62a)

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4.3 Content of the extended European search report (EESR) 

The search opinion will invite the applicant to limit the application to the claims which have been searched (Rule 62a(2)). If the applicant replied to the invitation under Rule 62a(1) by disputing the finding under Rule 43(2) (see B‑VIII, 4.2) but the search division still disagrees, it will explain why in the search opinion.

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