Editing Continuing patent application (section)

=== Continuation-in-part (CIP) ===
A "continuation-in-part" application ("CIP" or "CIP application") is one in which the applicant ''adds'' subject matter not disclosed in the parent patent application, but repeats a substantial portion of the parent's specification, and shares at least one [[inventor]] with the parent application. The CIP application is a convenient way to claim enhancements developed after the parent application was filed. It is the successor to the earlier "additional improvement" patents mentioned above. For a continuation-in-part application, claims to subject matter that was also disclosed in the parent are entitled to the parent's priority date, while claims to the additional subject matter are only entitled to the filing date of the CIP application.<ref name="auto"/>

A patent of addition is available in Israel, which is generally similar to a CIP in the U.S.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}