Posts Tagged: divisional
Patent Cannot Retroactively Be Filed As Divisional Application to Avoid Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
To fall within the safe-harbor protection against obviousness-type double patenting, a patent application must be properly designated as a divisional application before the patent issues. Attempts to …
Different Types of U.S. Patent Applications
A non-provisional patent application is a domestic U.S. patent application that has the possibility to mature into an issued U.S. patent if after examination the …
