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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 ...
According to United States patent law, a continuing application is a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part application filed under the conditions specified in 35 U.S.C. §§ 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) and 37 CFR § 1.78. [16]
In decision G 1/09, the Enlarged Board of Appeal held that "In the case where no appeal is filed, a European patent application which has been refused by a decision of the Examining Division is thereafter still pending within the meaning of Rule 25 EPC 1973 (Rule 36(1) EPC) until the expiry of the time limit for filing a notice of appeal." [26]
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 ]
An accountancy term, construction in progress (CIP) asset or capital work in progress entry records the cost of construction work, which is not yet completed (typically, applied to capital budget items). A CIP item is not depreciated until the asset is placed in service. Normally, upon completion, a CIP item is reclassified, and the ...
Capital improvement plan, in urban planning; Citizen Information Project in the UK; Classification of Instructional Programs, US Department of Education; Commercial Import Program, US-South Vietnam
Revenues and gross profit are recognized each period based on the construction progress, in other words, the percentage of completion. Construction costs plus gross profit earned to date are accumulated in an asset account (construction in process, also called construction in progress), and progress billings are accumulated in a liability account (billing on construction in process).
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 This page was last edited on 12 February 2016, at 20:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...