IPA patent 6.1.12.6-family-member-identification — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 6.1.12.6 Family Member Identification

Also in this Chapter: 6.1.12.1 Background Search Report and Notification Form Completion 6.1.12.2 Applicant Details 6.1.12.3 General Details - ISR 6.1.12.4 Fields Searched - ISR 6.1.12.5 Documents Considered to be Relevant ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 6.1.12.7 Date of Actual Completion of the Search 6.1.12.8 Refund Due 6.1.12.9 Contents of Case File at Completion Related Chapters: Annex B – Completed ISR Annex C – Completed ISR When an International Search Report (ISR) is generated, a family member listing is automatically included with the report. The search report is published with the specification and distributed worldwide. The known family members of each citation are listed in the patent family annex sheet of the ISR (see Annex B and C ). This is to enable any reader in any country to consider the citation in the most convenient document or language. The annex sheet of the ISR is automatically generated in RIO.