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12. Transmittal of the search report and search opinion 

The EPO forwards the search report and the search opinion (if applicable ‒ see B‑XI, 7) to the applicant and makes copies of all cited documents available to them (see B‑X, 11.1), including any machine translations (see B‑X, 9.1.3) and any documents appearing after the "&" sign that the search division has earmarked for this (see B‑X, 11.3).

Rule 65
Rule 61(1)

OJ EPO 2024, A68

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