A continuation-in-part patent application is a type ofapplicationthat incorporates the subject matter of the parent application and additionally includes new subject matter. The inventor can now submit newclaimsdirected to the new subject matter while still being able toclaim the benefitof an earlier...
Also, a divisional patent application is a form of a child patent application where the original patent included more than one invention. If this applies to you, you'll be asked to describe each invention in a different application, otherwise known as a divisional. A continuing patent applicatio...
To many applicants seeking protection for their innovation in Europe, the EPO is the first choice that comes to mind. The EPO allows applicants to file a single application and obtain a bundle of patents for each member state including highly relevant countries like Germany, UK, the Netherlands...