Continuation in Part

Term: Continuation in Part

Definition: Also referred to as “CIP,” a patent application filed during the lifetime of an earlier nonprovisional application, that includes a portion or all of the earlier nonprovisional application and adding some new matter not disclosed in the earlier nonprovisional application.

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