Prior Art Date Calculator

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Effective Filing Date (EFD)

Date the application was filed (or earliest priority date)

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If claiming priority to an earlier application (continuation, PCT, etc.)

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Date you can establish as the conception/reduction-to-practice date

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Date of any inventor disclosure (paper, demo, public use, etc.)

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