1. Domestic Priority Domestic priority, also known as "domestic priority", means that the patent applicant filed a patent application with the Patent Office in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China within 12 months from the date when he first filed an application for a patent for invention or utility model with the same theme in China. In China's priority system, design patents are not included. 2. International Priority International priority, also known as "foreign priority", means that a patent applicant who applies for a patent for invention or utility model for the first time in a foreign country within twelve months, or applies for a patent for design for the first time in a foreign country within six months, and applies for a patent on the same subject in China, can enjoy priority according to the agreement signed between the foreign country and China or the international treaties to which they are both parties, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority.
Legal objectivity:
Article 29 of the Patent Law Where an applicant applies for a patent for an invention or utility model for the first time in a foreign country within twelve months, or for a design for the first time in a foreign country within six months, and applies for a patent on the same subject in China, he may enjoy the priority according to the agreement signed by the foreign country with China or the international treaties to which he is a party, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority. Applicants who file a patent application for invention or utility model for the first time in China within 12 months, or apply for a patent for design for the first time in China within 6 months may enjoy priority.