What is the benefit of filing a divisional application?

Filing a divisional application allows an applicant to pursue protection for distinct inventions disclosed in a parent application. Key benefits include:

• Ability to claim different aspects or embodiments of the invention
• Potential for broader patent coverage
• Preservation of priority date for the disclosed subject matter
• Opportunity to pursue claims that may have been restricted in the parent application

The MPEP indicates: A divisional application is often filed as a result of a restriction requirement made by the examiner. This suggests that divisional applications provide a way to pursue protection for inventions that were not elected in the parent application due to a restriction requirement.

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