EFFECTIVE FILING DATE definition
EFFECTIVE FILING DATE means the earliest effective priority filing date to which the Patent Right is entitled in the applicable country, as determined on a claim by claim basis, in accordance with applicable law. By way of example, it is understood that the Effective Filing Date for each claim in a United States patent is the earlier of (i) the actual filing date of the United States patent application which issued into such patent, (ii) the priority date under 35 U.S.C. Section 119 for such claim, or (iii) the priority date under 35 U.S.C. Section 120 for such claim.
EFFECTIVE FILING DATE means, with respect to a patent application, the earlier of (i) the filing date of such patent application or (ii) the earliest filing date of any earlier applications, in any jurisdiction, from which such patent application is entitled to claim the benefit of an earlier filing date under the Applicable Law.
EFFECTIVE FILING DATE means the earliest of the actual filing date or the earliest date a claim of priority is based on.