MPEP § 811.04 — Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application (Annotated Rules)
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Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application
This section addresses Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application.
Key Rules
Mandatory Requirements (1)
Even though inventions are grouped together in a requirement in a parent application, restriction or election among the inventions may be required in the divisional applications, if proper.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 811.04 — Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application
Source: USPTO811.04 Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application [R-08.2012]
Even though inventions are grouped together in a requirement in a parent application, restriction or election among the inventions may be required in the divisional applications, if proper.