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Can first to invent date be applied to abandoned patent applications
In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 10/14/2004
If a patent was issued in 2004 dated from 2001 that was a continuation in part of a 98 patent app, now abandoned that was a Continuation of a 96 patent app, now abandoned does the ''first to invent'' date go...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
loss of patent/ missed fileing date pct
In Patent Process    -  updated on 5/15/2007
I am looking for some help on a missed filing date on a pct app. The attorneys missed a date that caused the app to be lost in several countries. They have called and let me know they are sorry and that this...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Amending Dates of First Use Anywhere
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
A colleague posed the following question to which I was unable to provide a definitive answer:

Is there a mechanism by which you can amend the date of first use anywhere while your pending applic...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
First Use Dates -- how much CYA is practical?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
In applying for a U.S. trademark registration, one must assert both the first-use date, and a specimen showing commercial use of the mark (according to various specimen requirements established by TM law and...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
How does this date compare to the filing date since many I see are prior to the filing date?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
What is a trademark priority date?  How does this date compare to the filing date since many I see are prior to the filing date?

Thank you.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
First use in commerce versus filing date
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Should a person register 3 days ahead of another person and it turns out that the marks end up conflicting and are in the same class, what takes priority? the filing date with USPTO or the claimed date the m...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using a Date on a Mark
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a question regarding using a date on a composite mark.  The mark consists of a logo with the company name along with the year.  

For example, ACME Computer Expo 2007 (with the logo). ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Multp. goods in one class but multp. 1st use date
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Where do I need to pertain some of goods I selected within the same class have different first-use dates in TEAS Plus filing form when I submit a new TM application?  

TEMP 903.09 More than One ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
domain predates tv show/trademark app
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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What if a domain predates the press release announcing a new TV show by 1 month,
it predates the trademark application by 6 months,
its predates the tv show's first broadcast by almost a ye...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Date of
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Sorry for the naive question, but trademarks aren't my area.   Would someone please let me know which date (Feb 1, May 1, June 1 or other) would seem the most appropriate date of "first use in comm...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Will the patent office change the file date on a patent?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
 In the year 2002 while reading through a certain patent I was very interested in, I noticed that the filing date on the patent application was 1998. I was deeply interested in this patent, because it w...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Form 1449 omitted dates--Examiner refuses to consider
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
We submitted an IDS with several scientific publications, but the Examiner (in a Final Office Action) did not consider them "because the date of publication was omitted" from the 1449 form, as requ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
filing date?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Under U.S. patent law, the first who invents something gets the patent rights. The provisional Patent establishes am official filing date. Does the filing date still hold, when the  provisional patent e...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claiming the priority date of an abandoned application
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Application 1 is a CIP of an older abandoned app and a patented case.  It's currently pending and no office actions have yet issued. 

Application 2 was filed as a CIP of Applicatio...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Date to file National Stage from PCT
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I would appreciate some help on filing deadlines.  A priority date on a PCT application is 11/21/05, 30 months would be 5/21/08, however the preliminary examination report was not posted until  5/2...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Petition filing date due to EFS
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I understand this may be a longshot, but I honestly did have my submission freeze up on me while submitting a non-provisional based on a provisional.  It froze up on my while submitting multiple documen...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Correcting PCT filing date
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Does anyone have any pointers on how to correct a PCT filing date? The application was filed via USPS Express Mail, correct certification, we have the USPS receipt, etc.

I am just trying to figure...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Swear behind 102(e) reference.  When is the date of entry?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a situation with a patent application.  I got a 102(e) rejection and plan to swear behind with a 1.131 declaration.  According to the statute, a 102(e) reference's priority date is the ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Preliminary Amendment - 1 year from filing date
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I understand the possibility of disapproval under section 37 CFR 1.115, but...

We found possibly invalidating prior art about one year after entering the national stage (US only) and want to file ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Update on new rules
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
While studying for the patent bar exam, I made a conscious effort to avoid discussions of the new rules so I wouldn't get confused between old and new rules on the test. Now that I am over that hurdle, ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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