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Divisional patent application

A divisional patent application (sometimes referred to as a divisional application or simply a divisional) is a type of patent application which contains matter from a previously-filed application (the "parent" application). Whilst a divisional application is filed later than the parent application, it may retain its parent's filing date, and will generally claim the same priority.
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parent application

The term "parent" is applied to an earlier application of the inventor disclosing a given invention

-- see MPEP 201.04 for more

Context: Patent

By the United States Patent and Trademark Office

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