This post was published on August 08, 2014.   Our previous article on post-dating exposed the risks involved in the shifting ahead of the priority date of an application. The risk of losing priority can cost you dearly. Today's post, however, unravels the puzzling question of how to claim priority even from a post-dated application! We are aware that most applicants tend to post-date a provisional application as the deadline to file a non-provisional application (or complete application, in some jurisdictions) approaches,…