First-to-file system
According to the basic principles of patents and the exclusivity of patent rights, only one patent can be approved for the same technology within the same country or region. A patent is granted. In order to ensure that the principle of "only one patent right is granted for the same technology" is realized, the Patent Law stipulates that when two or more people file patent applications with the Patent Office for the same technology, the patent right is granted first. The person who made the application. This principle stipulated in the Patent Law is called the "first-to-file principle."