MPEP Section 1878.01(a)(1), Novelty **>for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report<

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This document contains Section 1878.01(a)(1) ("Novelty **>for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report<") of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (the "M.P.E.P."), Eighth Edition, Eighth Revision (July 2010). This page was last updated in January 2011. You may return to the section index to find a particular section. Alternatively, you may search the MPEP using the search box that appears on the left side of every page of BitLaw--you may restrict your search to the MPEP on the search results page.

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1878.01(a)(1) Novelty **>for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report< [R-2]

Novelty is defined in PCT Article 33(2).

PCT ARTICLE 33
The International Preliminary Examination

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(2) For the purposes of the international preliminary examination, a claimed invention shall be considered novel if it is not anticipated by the prior art as defined in the Regulations.

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>The above provisions apply mutatis mutandis to the written opinion of the International Searching Authority. See PCT Rule 43bis.1(b).<