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child application

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A quick definition of child application:

A child application is a type of patent application that is filed after an earlier application, called the parent application. The child application shares some of the same subject matter as the parent application. There are different types of child applications, such as continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications. A child application can be filed while the parent application is still pending. The first-filed application in a chain of child applications is called the grandparent application.

A more thorough explanation:

A child application is a type of patent application that is filed during the pendency of an earlier application and shares common subject matter. The first-filed application is called the parent application. This allows an inventor to continue to pursue additional claims or variations on their original invention.

For example, if an inventor filed a patent application for a new type of bicycle, they could file a child application for a variation on that bicycle, such as a folding version or an electric version.

Child applications are important because they allow inventors to protect their intellectual property in a more comprehensive way, while still maintaining the original filing date of the parent application.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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