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doctrine of continuity

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A quick definition of doctrine of continuity:

The doctrine of continuity is a principle in international law that states that even if a country undergoes changes in its government, territory, or is occupied by another military force, it still exists as a country and cannot be extinguished. In patents, the doctrine of continuity means that a continuation or divisional patent application carries the same filing date as its parent application if they fully disclose the same invention and have at least one common inventor. A continuation-in-part application carries the same filing date for everything disclosed in the parent application, but not for new material.

A more thorough explanation:

The doctrine of continuity is a principle that applies to international law and patents.

In international law, the doctrine of continuity states that upheavals and revolutions within a country, changes in governmental forms, the extent of a country's territory, and measures taken during a military occupation do not affect the existence of the country. Therefore, these changes cannot lead to the extinction of the country.

In patents, the doctrine of continuity is the rule that a continuation or divisional patent application carries the effective filing date of its parent application if:

  1. The parent application fully discloses the same invention
  2. There is at least one common inventor
  3. The parent application was still pending when the latter application was filed

A continuation-in-part application carries the effective filing date for everything disclosed in the parent application, but not for new material.

For example, if a patent application is filed on January 1, 2020, and a continuation application is filed on January 1, 2021, the continuation application will have the same effective filing date as the parent application. This means that any prior art that was published between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, will be considered when determining the patentability of the invention.

The doctrine of continuity ensures that patent applicants have the opportunity to protect their inventions even if they need to file multiple applications to fully disclose the invention.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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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
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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
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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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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