What is the deadline for filing an unintentionally delayed priority claim?
The deadline for filing an unintentionally delayed priority claim is the later of: Four months from the actual filing date of the later-filed application, or Sixteen months from the filing date of the prior application This is stated in 37 CFR 1.55(d)(1) for foreign priority claims and 37 CFR 1.78(a)(4) for domestic benefit claims. However,…
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What is the significance of the ‘time period set in 37 CFR 1.55’ for filing priority claims? The time period set in 37 CFR 1.55 is crucial for securing your priority claim in a patent application. MPEP 213.04 states: ‘The time period set in 37 CFR 1.55 for filing a priority claim and certified copy…
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