Subsection 2: Division of the application

If the patent application does not satisfy the provisions of Article L. 612-4, a time limit is given to the applicant to divide his application or limit his claims.

Until the fee for granting and printing the patent specification has been paid, the applicant may, on his own initiative, proceed to file divisional applications of his initial patent application.

Where a patent application is divided in accordance with articles R. 612-33 and R. 612-34, each divisional application must comply with the provisions of articles R. 612-3 to R. 612-5. The provisions of the third paragraph of Article R. 612-1 are also applicable. Faculty is open to the applicant: -either to repeat in each divisional application the contents of the original application, except for limiting the claims to the sole…