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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 ...
New Rule 36(1)(a) introduced a time limit for voluntary division of the parent application, while Rule 36(1)(b) provides a time limit for mandatory division of the parent application in case of a lack of unity under Article 82 EPC. [15] "Mandatory" in that sense means that, to cover each of the non-unitary inventions (i.e. the inventions that ...
A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. [1] These efforts can seek " incremental " improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. [ 2 ]
The on-sale bar is an extraordinarily (some would argue needlessly) complex body of patent law in all but the simplest cases. [1] For instance, licenses are normally not considered a sale, even when a sample product is transferred as part of the license, but a computer software license is considered a barring sale even if the patent claims are ...
CIP-Tool, for modelling event-driven processes; Common Indexing Protocol, for exchanging index information; Common Industrial Protocol, automation protocol; Core Independent Peripherals, an implementation of autonomous peripheral operations in microcontrollers
The CIP was based on Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007 to 2013). The CIP is complementary to the 7th Framework Programme (FP7); the two programmes were to be "mutually-reinforcing" and "each designed to contribute to ...
Double patenting is the granting of two patents for a single invention, to the same proprietor and in the same country or countries.According to the European Patent Office, it is an accepted principle in most patent systems that two patents cannot be granted to the same applicant for one invention. [1]
The Certified IRB Professional (CIP) program is a certification initiative in the United States for individuals administering and overseeing the daily activities of institutional review boards (IRBs). IRBs are committees that are charged with determining if a research project conforms to ethical principles and federal regulations that protect ...