GL B VI 6.4 Insufficient prior-art disclosures

In general, the search division assumes that any technical subject-matter present in a prior-art document is sufficiently disclosed and consequently is part of the state of the art. Even in cases of doubt the document is cited in the search report in the normal way and relied upon for an appropriate objection in the search opinion. Only in clear cases of insufficient disclosure (see G‑IV, 2) will such a document be discarded.

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