INTERNATIONALSEARCHREPORT IntemationalApplicationNo PCT/US99/30412 C.(Continuation)DOCUMENTSCONSIDEREDTOBERELEVANT Category'Citation ofdocument,withindication,whereappropriate,oftherelevantpass
agesRelevanttoclaimNo. XUS5639867A(BRILLWOLFGANGK-D)23,24,28 17June1997(1997-06-17) column13,line10-line13 column16,line48-line53 column17,line12-line18 XH.SCHALLER,G.WEIMANN,B.LERCH,H.23,24,28 KHORANA:"Studiesonpolynucleotides. XXIV.Thestepwisesynthesisofspecific deoxyribopolynucleotides(4).Protected derivativesofdeoxyribonucleosidesand newsynthesesofdeoxyribonucleoside-3' phosphates" J.AM.CHEM.SOC., vol.85,1963,pages3821-3827, XP002136169 citedintheapplication page3823,left-handcolumn,paragraph6 page3823,right-handcolumn,paragraph1 6 In.iationalapplicationNo. INTERNATIONALSEARCHREPORTPCT/US99/30412 Box)Observationswherecertainclaimswerefoundunsearchable(Cont
inuationofitem1offirstsheet) ThisInternationalSearchReporthasnotbeenestablishedinrespecto
fcertainclaimsunderArticle17(2)(a)forthefollowingreasons: 1.ClaimsNos.: becausetheyrelatetosubjectmatternotrequiredtobesearchedbythi
sAuthority,namely: 2.YClaimsNos.:23(partially) becausetheyrelatetopartsoftheInternationalApplicationthatdon
otcomplywiththeprescribedrequirementstosuch anextentthatnomeaningfulInternationalSearchcanbecarriedout,s
pecifically: seeFURTHERINFORMATIONsheetPCT/ISA/210 3.ClaimsNos.: becausetheyaredependentclaimsandarenotdraftedinaccordancewit
hthesecondandthirdsentencesofRule6.4(a). BoxIfObservationswhereunityofinventionislacking(Continuation
ofitem2offirstsheet) ThisIntemationalSearchingAuthorityfoundmultipleinventionsint
hisinternationalapplication,asfollows: 1.As ai !requiredadditionalsearchfeesweretimelypaidbytheapplicant,th
isinternationalSearchReportcoversall searchableclaims. 2.As all searchable claims couldbesearchedwithouteffortjustifyinganadditionalfee,thisAu
thoritydidnotinvitepayment ofanyadditionalfee. 3.Asonlysomeoftherequiredadditionalsearchfeesweretimelypaidb
ytheapplicant,thisInternationalSearchReport covers onlythoseclaimsforwhichfeeswerepaid,specificallyclaimsNos.: 4.Norequiredadditionalsearchfeesweretimelypaidbytheapplicant
.Consequently,thisInternationalSearchReportis restrictedtotheinventionfirstmentionedintheclaims ;itiscoveredbyclaimsNos.: RemarkonProtestThe additionalsearchfeeswereaccompaniedbytheapplicant'sprotest. u 7j Noprotestaccompaniedthepaymentofadditionalsearchfees. u FURTHER INFORMATION CONTINUED FROM PCT/ISA/210 Continuation of Box 1.2 Claims Nos.: 23 (partially) Present claim 23 relate to an extremely large number of possible methods.
Support within the meaning of Article 6 PCT and/or disclosure within the meaning of Article 5 PCT is to be found, however, for only a very small proportion of the methods claimed. In the present case, claim 23 so lack support, and the application so lacks disclosure, that a meaningful search over the whole of the claimed scope is impossible. Consequently, the search of claim 23 has been carried out in the light of those parts relating to the methods disclosed in the examples.
The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that claims, or parts of claims, relating to inventions in respect of which no international search report has been established need not be the subject of an international preliminary examination (Rule 66.1 (e) PCT). The applicant is advised that the EPO policy when acting as an International Preliminary Examining Authority is normally not to carry out a preliminary examination on matter which has not been searched. This is the case irrespective of whether or not the claims are amended following receipt of the search report or during any Chapter II procedure. INTERNATIONALSEARCHREPORT------------------- International ApplicationNo ) rationonpatentfamilymembers PC, PC./US99/30412 PatentdocumentPublicationPatentfamily Publication citedinsearchreportdatemember(s)date US5639867A17-06-1997AT159949T15-11-1997 AU671387B22-08-1996 AU7304394A30-03-1995 CA2132133A18-03-1995 CN1111249A08-11-1995 DE59404522D11-12-1997 EP0644196A22-03-1995 ES2110726T16-02-1998 JP7165787A27-06-1995 ZA9407180A17-03-1995