Re: Re: Timing of applications

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Timing of applications

Comments:
: : : If I file a pro app on 1-1-01 : : : Someone else files a non-pro app on 6-1-01 that is for essentially the same idea (for sake of argument) : : : How am I protected? Isn't it possible for the other person to receive the granted patent simply because an examiner has never seen or is even aware of my pro app? : THE ANSWER HERE WAS DIRECTED TO TM'S (OOPS) : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop™ : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : Dear Dave, : : My unresearched answer is that it turns on the date of first use. If the second applicant has an actual date of first use, at least in commerce, then there is a date before you. : : There may be a question as to class. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : ELAINE's Workshop™ : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™

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