35 U.S.C. 172 — Right of priority
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
[Editor Note: Applicable to any patent application subject to the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA (see 35 U.S.C. 100 (note) ). See 35 U.S.C. 172 (pre‑AIA) for the law otherwise applicable.]
The right of priority provided for by subsections (a) through (d) of section 119 shall be six months in the case of designs. The right of priority provided for by section 119(e) shall not apply to designs.
(Amended Dec. 8, 1994, Public Law 103-465, sec. 532(c)(2), 108 Stat. 4987; amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 20(j) (effective Sept. 16, 2012) and sec. 3(g)(effective March 16, 2013), 125 Stat. 284.)
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1504.10 Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), 386(a) and (b)
- 1504.20 Benefit Under 35 U.S.C. 120
- 201.01 National Applications
- 201.04 Provisional Application
- 210 Priority to, or the Benefit of, the Filing Date of a Prior-Filed Application
- 211 Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)
- 211.01(a) Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application
- 213 Right of Priority of Foreign Application
- 213.01 Recognized Countries and Regional Patent Offices of Foreign Filing
- 213.03 Time for Filing U.S. Nonprovisional Application
- 213.07 Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a Nonprovisional International Design Application
- 2920.05(d) Foreign Priority
- 601.01(a) Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a)
- 35 U.S.C. 172 (pre-AIA) Right of priority
- 35 U.S.C. 386 Right of priority