Why priority dates are important.

SFOR's COBAS patent:

Publication number US7870599 B2
Publication type Grant
Application number US 10/970,559
Publication date Jan 11, 2011
Filing date Oct 21, 2004
Priority date Sep 5, 2000
Fee status Paid
Also published as US8484698, 8 More »
Inventors Ram Pemmaraju

Why priority date is important:

"In patent law, when a priority is validly claimed, the date of filing of the first application, called the priority date, is considered to be the effective date of filing for the examination of novelty and inventive step or non-obviousness for the subsequent application claiming the priority of the first application."

Current Infringers are claiming prior art. That prior art needs to be proven to exist before SFOR's Sept 5, 2000.

Anyone reading this, verify for yourselves. Do your own DD.

IMO