Patent Law Article 29 Paragraph 2

Legal subjectivity:

Article 29, paragraph 2, of the Patent Law stipulates the domestic priority of patent rights. Within twelve months from the date of first filing a patent application for an invention or utility model in my country, or within six months from the date of first filing a patent application for a design in my country, the applicant shall submit the application to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council. Patent applications filed on the same subject matter can enjoy priority. The purpose of patent priority is to exclude those who copy the patent in other countries and have the possibility to apply for it first and obtain registration. Legal objectivity:

Article 29 of the Patent Law: Within twelve months from the date when the applicant first files a patent application for an invention or utility model in a foreign country, or from the date when a design is filed in a foreign country for the first time If a patent application is filed in China on the same subject within six months from the date of filing a patent application, the foreign country shall comply with the agreement signed by the foreign country with China or an international treaty to which both countries are party, or in accordance with the principle of mutual recognition of priority. , can enjoy priority. Within twelve months from the date of first filing a patent application for an invention or utility model in China, or within six months from the date of first filing a patent application for a design in China, the applicant shall submit the application to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council. Patent applications filed on the same subject matter can enjoy priority.