Is the filing date of the provisional patent application my “priority date” for filing foreign patent applications?
Yes. If you filed a provisional application, your one-year period dates from the filing of the provisional application, not the regular utility patent application. If you are considering foreign patent protection you should speak with a patent attorney prior to filing your provisional patent application.
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