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Patents & Trademarks Questions for priority

Priority rights in claiming a patent
In International patents    -  updated on 11/24/2002
What are the adbantage and disadvantage of the priority rights in the US and European law?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Filed application treated as US priority
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
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If one filed a foreign application and then used that filing date in the US, would they be granted and treated as though file din US on that date (for purposes of damages, opposition, litigatio...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Foreign Priority - Foreign App then Provisional then Non-Provisional
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Scenario 1:
Foreign application filed Jan 1, 2007
Provisional application filed Jan 1, 2008 attempts to claim priority to Foreign App.

1. Is it possible to file a non-provisional that cl...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
About priority
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
three questions here need your valuable ideas:

1. If the application regarding my invention has been filed  in Taiwan first and later filed in US, may I file a PCT application claiming the priori...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Effect of cancelling priority claims after filing RCE
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Pending application 3 is a continuation-in-part of, and claims the benefit of applicaitions 2 and 1.  Though pending when application 3 was filed, applications 2 and 1 are now abandoned and patented, re...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claiming Priority to Expired
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Timeline:
        1. Inventors A and B jointly develop invention.
        2. Inventor A files Provisional-A (naming A & B as joint inventors on the cover...   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
Priority Claims
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Does anyone know of a case that says that for the benefit under S120 of the filing date of an earlier filed application, it does not matter what happens to the earlier filed application.  e.g. if the pa...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
International Right of Priority Question
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I was wondering if someone could help me out with a question I just came across?  If there was a non-provisional application filed in the U.S. on Aug. 30, 2007 and I want to file an application with the...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Statement of Accuracy of Translation of Priority Document
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a US application, filed in 2005, and claiming priority to a foreign application filed in 2004 in a foreign language.  Recently, I argued that a prior at reference should be removed based on the 2...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
How to Fix a Failure to Properly Claim Priority
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Here's the situation.  Provisional filed.  Nonprovisional #1 claims priority to provisional and is issued.  Nonprovisional #2, which is scheduled to issue next week was meant to claim pri...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Provisional Priority Claim in PCT Application
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
A provisional patent application was filed in the US less than one year ago.  A PCT application is to be filed with the USPTO as receiving office claiming priority from the provisional application. ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Priority doc exchange for Bypass?
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am desperately seeking help!  Does anyone know the electric exchange of priority documents is also applied to bypass appliations?

I am filing a U.S. application, which is a child of an internat...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Priority Claim
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Is it necessary to pay the extension fee if I am merely filing a continuation application and letting the original application go abandoned?

I'm filing a continuation applicaiton to add a priority claim.   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Claiming priority to expired provisional
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a provisional application that expired last month.  I did not file a non-provisional claiming priority to this provisional, but have a live non-provisional application that was co-pending with th...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
PCT Publication and Priority Question
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hypothetical:

Let's assume X files a U.S. Application in January 2000 and then files a PCT in January 2001 (within the 1 year window).

Y then files a U.S. Application covering the same inventio...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
priority issues
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Guy filed provisional 10/1/05, call it #1

Guy files provisional 09/1/06, call it #2

Guy filed Non Provisional 10/1/06, call it NP#1.   This claims priority to both of the provisionals. &nb...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
claiming priority from nonprovisionals
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My understanding is that I can claim priority from as many applications as possible, regardless of whether they are provisional or nonprovisional, filed in the US or in a foreign country as long as I am with...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Missed PCT Priority Deadline
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
A prospective client filed a U.S. provisional application 13 months ago.  A non-provisional U.S. application was filed 4 months later claiming priority on the provisional application.  However, the...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Corrections of obvious errors in Priority document
In Patent Process    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a very specific question. My client filed a US patent application through a another US patent agent . The description contained a number of errors e.g. he failed to cite references at appropriate plac...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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