INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No. PCT/FI00/00136 Box I Observations where certain claims were found unsearchable (Continuation of item 1 of first sheet) This international search report has not been established in respect of certain claims under Article 17 (2) (a) for the following reasons: 1.2Claims Nos.: because they relate to subject matter not required to be searched by this Authority, namely: 2. n Claims Nos.: because they relate to parts of the international application that do not comply with the prescribed requirements to such an extent that no meaningful international search can be carried out, specifically: 3.2 Claims Nos.: because they are dependent claims and are not drafted in accordance with the second and third sentences of Rule 6.4 (a).: Box II Observations where unity of invention is lacking (Continuation of item 2 of first sheet) This International Searching Authority found multiple inventions in this international application, as follows: I. Claims 1-13 directe to a triaza transition metal complex with at least one ligand L II. Claims 21-27 directe to a tri-N-dentate transition metal complex see next page 1. As all required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this international search report covers all searchable claims. 2.3 As all searchable claims could be searched without effort justifying an additional fee, this Authority did not invite payment of any additional fee. 3. j As only some of the required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this international search report covers only those claims for which fees were paid, specifically claims Nos.: 4. n No required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. Consequently, this international search report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims; it is covered by claims Nos.: Remark on Protest! The additional search fees were accompanied by the applicant's protest. No protest accompanied the payment of additional search fees. Form PCT/ISA/2 10 (continuation of first sheet (1)) (July 1992) INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No. PCT/FI00/00136 The"special technical feature"of group I relate to a triaza transition metal complex with at least one ligand L while the "special technical feature"of group II relate to a tri-N-dentrate transition complex where the complex contains a complexing electron donor and the triaza ligand contains a group R which is a C1-C6 alkyl, a tri-C1-C6 alkylsilyl or a hydrogen.

These groups of inventions are not so linked as to form a single general inventive concept. There is no technical relationship among those inventions involving one or more of the same or corresponding technical features. Sf'70480 INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No. Information on patent family members 02/12/99 PCT/FI 00/00136 02/12/99 PCT/FI 00/00136 Patent document Publication Patent family Publication cited in search report date member (s) date GB 924364 A 24/04/63 BE 614149 A 00/00/00 BE 614150 A 00/00/00 FR 1316772 A 26/04/63 FR 1316773 A 00/00/00 GB 933150 A 00/00/00 NL 274901 A 00/00/00 NL 274902 A 00/00/00 US 3132141 A 05/05/64 US 3301854 A 31/01/67 NONE US 4085106 A 18/04/78 US 4130715 A 19/12/78