Unity of Invention. (a) If the Authority specified for supplementary search finds that the international application does not comply with the requirement of unity of invention, it shall: (i) establish the supplementary international search report on those parts of the international application which relate to the invention first mentioned in the claims ("main invention"); (ii) notify the applicant of its opinion that the international application does not comply with the requirement of unity of invention and specify the reasons for that opinion; and (iii) inform the applicant of the possibility of requesting, within the time limit referred to in paragraph (c), a review of the opinion.
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Samples: Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty
