| Especially since it is not always easy to demonstrate the anteriority of traditional use. |
| This is why, failing a clear and undeniable proof of anteriority, the alleged inventor will sooner or later lose his claim. |
| This is a lesson drawn from Derrida's insistence on the anteriority of writing. |
| Anteriority is not the same as superiority. |
| Anteriority can only be established through the recognition of the chronology of events, much like DNA proves one's paternity. |
| Thus, for instance, it is generally the date of publication in a specialized journal with a reader's committee that constitutes proof of the possible anteriority of a discovery by an individual or a team. |
