4. In whose name may a divisional application be filed?

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A divisional application may be filed by the applicant of the parent application or by a person who has become the applicant of the parent application because of an amendment, assignment or transmission.  

Where an applicant has undergone a change of name this may require further information or documentation to establish that the underlying legal identity is the same.

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