{"id":1969,"date":"2023-01-02T23:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T04:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/ca\/?page_id=1969"},"modified":"2023-01-24T04:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T09:31:22","slug":"different-types-of-patent-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/ca\/different-types-of-patent-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Different types of patent applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-background-color has-background wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Different types of patent applications&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/different-types-of-patent-application-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3268\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are three types of&nbsp;patent&nbsp;applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regular Canadian\u00a0Patent\u00a0Application\u00a0: filed in Canada under the\u00a0Patent\u00a0Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCT National Phase\u00a0Application\u00a0: filed internationally under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/pct\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patent\u00a0Cooperation Treaty\u00a0(PCT)<\/a> which subsequently enters the national phase in Canada under the\u00a0<em>Patent\u00a0Rules<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divisional&nbsp;Application&nbsp;: separation of a distinct invention from an original&nbsp;patent&nbsp;application&nbsp;into a distinct&nbsp;patent&nbsp;application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a0PCT national phase\u00a0applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An international\u00a0application\u00a0filed under the\u00a0Patent\u00a0Cooperation Treaty may enter the national phase in Canada upon meeting the requirements outlined in section 154 of the\u00a0<em>Patent\u00a0Rules<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the\u00a0application\u00a0has entered the PCT national phase in Canada, it is considered an\u00a0application\u00a0for a\u00a0patent\u00a0filed in Canada starting on its national entry date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Divisional\u00a0applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A divisional&nbsp;application&nbsp;is a separate&nbsp;patent&nbsp;application&nbsp;which is divided from an original&nbsp;application&nbsp;where the original&nbsp;patent&nbsp;application&nbsp;describes more than one invention. The divisional&nbsp;application&nbsp;benefits from the same filing date as the original&nbsp;application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>if the patent application filed at CIPO contains <strong>more than one invention<\/strong> then a divisional application is filed, which is discloses and claims the distinct invention which was part of the parent patent application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your invention does not satisy the requirement of unity of invention and you wish to obtain patent for all the inventions from your patent application, then a divisional patent application is filed at Canadian Intellectual Property Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Different types of patent applications&nbsp; There are three types of&nbsp;patent&nbsp;applications: \u00a0PCT national phase\u00a0applications An international\u00a0application\u00a0filed under the\u00a0Patent\u00a0Cooperation Treaty may enter the national phase in Canada upon meeting the requirements outlined in section 154 of the\u00a0Patent\u00a0Rules. 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