A trademark priority date is the earliest a trademark can be registered with the US Trademark Office (USPTO). This date is usually the date of first use or first filing. A trademark registration date is an actual day on which the mark is officially registered with the USPTO.
The priority date acts as a reference point to determine who holds the earlier claim to the mark, aiding in the fair resolution of conflicts and maintaining the integrity of the trademark system.
In filing a patent application and paying required fees, the USPTO provides forms and an electronic filing tool. You may also wish to find a patent attorney or agent to help draft the required description of the invention and claims, and any required drawings.
What is priority? An applicant who has filed a first patent application for an invention has, for the purpose of filing further patent applications in respect of the same invention, a right of priority for a period of 12 months after the first filing.
If you are a prospective immigrant, you can find your priority date on Form I-797, Notice of Action, for the petition filed on your behalf. The waiting time before receiving an immigrant visa or adjusting status depends on the : Demand for and supply of immigrant visas.
Priority date refers to the earliest filing date in a family of patent applications. If the earliest-filed patent application for a particular invention was a provisional application, then the filing date of the provisional is your priority date.
The filing date is the date when a patent application is first filed at a patent office. The priority date, sometimes called the “effective filing date”, is the date used to establish the novelty and/or obviousness of a particular invention relative to other art.
Priority dates of claims of a complete specification and the claim is fairly based on the matter disclosed in the specification referred to in clause (a) or clause (b), the priority date of that claim shall be the date of the filing of the relevant specification.
The principle that superiority is fixed by the date of valid publication is known as Principle of Priority.
Priority date refers to the earliest filing date in a family of patent applications. Where only a single patent application is involved, the priority date would obviously be the filing date of the sole application.