# Continuation

A new patent application filed while a parent application is still pending, using the same specification but with different (usually narrower or broader) claims. Continuations allow inventors to pursue multiple rounds of claims from one original disclosure. Many technology companies maintain families of ten or more continuations from a single core invention, each covering a different aspect.

**Full entry:** https://patentbrief.org/glossary/continuation

**All patent terms:** https://patentbrief.org/glossary

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_Source: PatentBrief — https://patentbrief.org. A plain-English glossary of US patent terms._