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How to identify document with original priority date?

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:39 am
by Ypfujii
Could you tell me how to find out a document of an original application on which Priority was claimed in a listing of patent family which can be obtained by http://ops.epo.org/rest-services/family ... ion/docdb/ .

Re: How to identify document with original priority date?

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:05 am
by EPO / OPS Support
Dear user,

Please give me exact example of such document and I will post a proper URL.

Regards,
OPS support

Re: How to identify document with original priority date?

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:20 am
by Ypfujii
Dear Sir:

I'm sending example in which I would like to identify an original priority date document.

http://ops.epo.org/rest-services/family ... US.7014867

Thank you.

Re: How to identify document with original priority date?

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:24 am
by EPO / OPS Support
Hi,

If with "original" you mean which priority was claimed first you need to identify a priority look for the earliest date among all priority documents:

http://ops.epo.org/rest-services/family ... US.7014867

In your case its quite easy to spot which were first because there was a provisional US application filed in 2001 and on the same day EP priority was claimed to.

You can always make a search to see original US document in PDF if you are unsure about earliest priority info:http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicat ... cale=en_EP

Regards,
OPS support