6.4 Insufficient prior-art disclosures 

The search division generally assumes that any technical subject-matter in a prior-art document is sufficiently disclosed and so part of the state of the art. Even if there is some doubt about this, it will still be cited in the search report as normal and relied on as a basis for an objection in the search opinion. It will be disregarded only if its disclosure is obviously insufficient (see G‑IV, 2).