The French company "O 'Neill" has completed a new type of automobile exterior design. On the 3th of the same month, the company filed an application for a patent for design with the French Patent Office.
theoretically, neither company can be authorized. The French company "O 'Neill" failed to file an application in China within six months, so it could not enjoy the priority, so its patent published in France constituted a well-known technology, so its application could not be authorized. China's "Shenbao" company was also unable to obtain authorization after applying for publicity in France on the filing date.
In practice, both companies may obtain patent authorization because the design patent is not examined in substance. However, the legal status of this authorization is unstable, and it is easy to be invalidated. In fact, it is of little significance.