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Priority date
The effective date a patent application claims — usually its first filing — against which novelty and prior art are judged.
SallyIP tracks priority across family members and timelines; see patent AI.
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- Patent AI — Software assisting patent professionals with prior-art search, novelty assessment, drafting, office-action response and portfolio analysis.
- Prior art — All public information available before a filing date — patents, publications, public use, sales — that can defeat novelty.
- Novelty search — A single-reference test: does one prior-art document disclose every element of the claimed invention?
What is priority date?
The effective date a patent application claims — usually its first filing — against which novelty and prior art are judged. SallyIP tracks priority across family members and timelines; see patent AI.
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