Divisional Application News Today

Divisional patent applications are distinct filings stemming from an initial parent patent application. The divisional process is typically employed when the original application asserts multiple,...

From April 2023, Article 54, Paragraph 1 of the Japan Patent Act applied to some divisional applications filed by applicants or agents. Under this regulation, the Japan Patent Office will start the procedure of suspending the examination of the divisional application until the result of a preliminary examination or trial of the original application is clarified.

The Delhi High Court is set to examine a question as to whether the requirement of plurality of inventions in the parent patent application is necessary for a divisional application to be maintainable...