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MPEP 811.04
Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application

Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised in June 2020

MPEP Chapter Index
Chapter 800: Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
811: Time for Making Requirement

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811.04    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.