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claim of priority

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A quick definition of claim of priority:

A claim of priority is when a person who is applying for a patent or trademark gets the advantage of having an earlier filing date for a related application. This means that if they filed a similar application before, they can use that earlier date for their current application. For example, if someone filed a patent application in another country, they can use that filing date for their US patent application as long as it's within a year. The same goes for trademarks, where a person can use the filing date of a foreign application if it was filed in a Paris Convention country and their US application is filed within six months.

A more thorough explanation:

A claim of priority is a legal term used in patents and trademarks. It refers to the advantage that an applicant gets by being assigned the filing date of a related, earlier-filed application. This means that the applicant can claim the earlier filing date as their own, which can be important in determining who has the right to the invention or trademark.

For example, if someone files a patent application in the United States, but had previously filed a similar application in another country, they can claim the earlier filing date of the foreign application as their own. This can be helpful if there is a dispute over who invented the technology first.

Similarly, if someone files a trademark application in the United States, but had previously filed a similar application in a foreign country that is a member of the Paris Convention, they can claim the earlier filing date of the foreign application as their own. This can be helpful in establishing priority over other companies that may be using a similar trademark.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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