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Q: I AM AWARE OF 37 CFR 1.176(B) WHICH PERMITS DIVISIONAL REISSUE APPLICATION. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE 'DIVISIONAL OF REISSUE APPLICATION' AS MENTIONED IN 1451 MPEP. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF ANYONE CLARIFY ME THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES BETWEEN DIVISIONAL REISSUE APPLICATION AND DIVISIONAL OF REISSUE APPLICATION. THANKS IN ADVANCE posted Thursday 30 of August 2012 by Balaji A. This is a very specific question. Nevertheless, I believe this has something to do whether the parent application is still pendin... view tags: permits, divisional, reissue, application

Q: WHAT IS A CONTINUATION APPLICATION? posted Tuesday 25 of September 2012 by Peter A. A continuation application is an application that benefits from the priority date of an earlier filed parent application for discl... view tags: continuation, application, patent, filing, date

Q: WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A FILING DATE FOR A SWISS DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION? posted Wednesday 26 of September 2012 by Howard A. The minimum requirements to obtain a filing date are: name and address of the applicant, sample or reproduction of the design. The... view tags: minimum, requirements, filing date, swiss, design, patent, application

Q: WHAT'S THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR REVISING NON-PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS IN THE US? posted Monday 10 of December 2012 by Marco A. If the application is pending, the inventor or his attorney can file amendments, provided that no new features of the invention ar... view tags: revising, revise, non-provisional, patent, applications

Q: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MY INVENTION AFTER FILING MY PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION SINCE I CANNOT AMEND THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION? posted Thursday 10 of January 2013 by Joseph A. You may file a second application claiming priority to the original application if you file the second application within one year... view tags: improvements, invention, filing, provisional, patent, application

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