“divisional application”

This page presents an official legal definition of “divisional application” from a government source. Additional definitions will be added as jurisdictions publish them.

Jurisdiction: Australia Australia

An application which has been divided into two or more applications. A divisional application is filed when a complete application for an invention has already been filed and you wish to have some of the claims covered by a separate application. Divisional applications may retain the priority date of the original application.

Source: IP Glossary (IP Australia)