Germany's first patent law was promulgated in 1877 and revised in 1949, which adopted the substantive examination system. 1956 On the basis of the original censorship system, it was exhibited to the public and allowed the public to raise objections. 1968 Germany's patent law was substantially revised and the new patent law was implemented. The new patent law adopts the early public extension examination system for patent applications, and the time limit for filing substantive examination requests is 7 years from the date of application. In addition to revising the review procedure, it also added the objection and invalid request procedure before authorization. 1978 and 1980 were slightly modified to increase domestic priority and cancel the exhibition objection procedure. The utility model law was promulgated in 189 1, 1986 and 1990. The design law was promulgated in 1876, and 1988 was significantly revised.
So, the answer is: invent first.