6.1.12.5.7 Relevant Claim Numbers

Also in this Chapter:

• 6.1.12.5.1 Selection of Documents Considered to be Relevant

• 6.1.12.5.2 Citation Category

• 6.1.12.5.3 Citation of Prior Art Documents

• 6.1.12.5.4 Citation of URLs

• 6.1.12.5.5 Citation Examples

• 6.1.12.5.6 Citing Patent Documents Retrieved from EPOQUE

Key Legislation:

Administrative Instructions under the PCT:

• s508 Manner of Indicating the Claims to Which the Documents Cited in the International Search Report Are Relevant

PCT ISPE Guidelines:

• Paragraph 16.77 Relationship Between Documents and Claims

Related Chapters:

• 6.3.8.6 Box V Reasoned Statement Regarding Novelty, Inventive Step & Industrial Applicability 

For ‘X’ and ‘Y’ citations, the relevant claims to which the category applies are given as prescribed in Administrative Instruction 508 (PCT/GL/ISPE/12 at paragraph 16.77).

For ‘A’ citations, it is not necessary to indicate the relevant claims unless there is good reason to do so. For example, where there is a clear lack of unity a priori and the citation is relevant only to a particular claim or group of claims. See 6.1.12.5.2 Citation Category and 6.1.4 Unity of Invention for more information.

Note: Comprehensive discussion of all cited documents in the corresponding International Search Opinion (ISO) is not required (see 6.3.8.6 Box V Reasoned Statement Regarding Novelty, Inventive Step & Industrial Applicability).

For “A” citations it is not necessary to indicate the relevant claims unless there is good reason to do so; for example where there is a clear lack of unity a priori and the citation is relevant only to a particular claim or group of claims.

Further documents listed in continuation box

If more documents are cited than will fit in the space provided and a supplementary sheet is used cross this box.