EFFECTIVE FILING DATE

EFFECTIVE FILING DATE. Shall mean 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. View More