Current Law in The U.S.
Under the law in the U.S., inventors may file several different types of patent applications to cover new improvements to their inventions or to cover different aspects of their inventions. These types of patent applications include "continuation", "divisional", "continuation in part", and "reissue".
| Summary of continuing patent applications in the US | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Disclosed in parent? | Claimed in parent? |
| Continuation | Yes | Yes |
| Divisional | Yes | No |
| Continuation-in-part | No | No |
Read more about this topic: Continuing Patent Application
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