hiatus

hiatus. Patents. A gap between the time a parent application ceases to be pending (by abandonment or issuance) and the time a continuing application is filed. • A hiatus breaks the chain of continuity, so that later applications are not entitled to the effective filing date of the parent application. Cf. CONTINUITY(2). [Cases: Patents 110. C.J.S. Patents § 156.]

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双语律师Matthew，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与商业秘密起诉与调查相关的法律文件。