Providing an examination support system for the determination of the presence or absence of novelty of the invention, the scope creation support system of the claims can be made to the claims by using the description of the prior art. An examination support system 100 is formed by connecting to each other through the Internet 600 known data information system 200, system 300 receiving Office, the application client 500 paperwork. Class library server 210, to publish a class library 230 stored in the database 220. Using a client application document preparation 400, select a known component classes from the library 230, the applicant can be made to the claims which inherits the class. And, can be transmitted to the receiving Office server 310 specification and the claims that you have created, the application file that contains the application. The receiving Office 310 server, examiner agent make a determination of novelty and prior application search by using the containment relationship between classes exists.
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