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A "continuation-in-part" application ("CIP" or "CIP application") is one in which the applicant adds subject matter not disclosed in the parent patent application, but repeats a substantial portion of the parent's specification, and shares at least one inventor with the parent application. The CIP application is a convenient way to claim ...
The plan–do–check–act cycle is an example of a continual improvement process. The PDCA (plan, do, check, act) or (plan, do, check, adjust) cycle supports continuous improvement and kaizen. It provides a process for improvement which can be used since the early design (planning) stage of any process, system, product or service.
A capital improvement plan (CIP), or capital improvement program, is a short-range plan, usually four to ten years, that identifies capital projects and equipment purchases, provides a planning schedule and identifies options for financing the plan.
The California FAIR Plan is an insurance program of last resort for homeowners in high-risk areas of the Golden State who are unable to obtain fire coverage in the private insurance market.
The George W. Bush administration put the Continuity of Operations plan into effect for the first time directly following the September 11 attacks.Their implementation involved a rotating staff of 75 to 150 senior officials and other government workers from every federal executive department and other parts of the executive branch in two secure bunkers on the East Coast.
[6] The practice relating to the filing of divisional applications under the EPC was clarified by the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO in June 2007. The Board held that a divisional application which on filing contained subject-matter extending beyond the content of the earlier application as filed could be amended later to remove the ...
The first-of-its-kind plan — part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's California Climate Commitment geared toward helping the state reach carbon neutrality by 2045 — includes 81 targets that will help ...
Today, in part due to changing views of jailing child offenders, fewer than 90 youth are in juvenile detention, according to Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools Dave Gordon. And most of ...