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    <p>Keep in mind that if it is an EU application (not EP) then it's a
      design application.  <br>
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    <p>But yes, anybody who wants to can surely present a priority claim
      under the plain old ordinary Paris Convention.  It is not required
      to use PCT to make it happen.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/9/2024 1:31 PM, Russell Nugent
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        Dear Group,</div>
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        Is it possible to add a priority claim to an EU application for
        a non-provisional filed in the US without using PCT?</div>
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          <span>Thanks, </span></p>
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          <b>RUSSELL D. NUGENT</b></div>
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