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Claiming foreign priority can significantly affect the prior art date in your application:
- For applications subject to pre-AIA law, the foreign priority date becomes the effective U.S. filing date for prior art purposes under 35 U.S.C. 102(a), (b), and (d)
- For applications subject to AIA law, the foreign priority date is treated as the effective filing date for prior art purposes under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and (a)(2)
Topics:
MPEP 200 - Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims,
MPEP 213-Right of Priority of Foreign Application,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure