Priority right
TIME-LIMITED RIGHT TRIGGERED BY THE FIRST FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PATENT, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OR TRADEMARK
Right of priority; Claims the priority; Claiming the priority; Multilateral priority right; Claim of priority; Bilateral priority right; Priority claim; Internal priority right; Internal priority; Priority year; Effective date of filing; Date of priority; Priority (patent); Priority rights; Priority document
In patent, industrial design rights and trademark laws, a priority right or right of priority is a time-limited right, triggered by the first filing of an application for a patent, an industrial design or a trademark respectively. The priority right allows the claimant to file a subsequent application in another country for the same invention, design, or trademark effective as of the date of filing the first application.