Right of Priority
Right of Priority and the GATT Policy Negotiations
In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Right of Priority: The principle according to which an owner of industrial property applying for protection in any country adhering to the Paris Convention is permitted — within a prescribed period of time (twelve months for patents, six months for industrial designs and trademarks) –to apply for protection in any other signatory country and have that application treated as though it were filed at the time of the first application.
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