MPEP 700

Question 1

35 U.S.C. § 102(e)(1) provides that

Answer 1

a US published application of a national stage of an international application filed on or after November 29, 2000 has a prior art effect as of its international filing date, if the international application designated the United States, and was published in English;

Note: cannot rely on foreign priority date for prior art purposes, but you can for priority purposes