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The reason why it does not constitute a conflicting application is simple. The conflicting application is a patent application submitted to the Chinese Intellectual Property Office, not a patent application submitted to a foreign patent administration department.
The Patent Law defines conflict applications as follows:
Any unit or individual has filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council before the filing date, and it is recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date. (22 invention patents and utility models)
Or, any unit or individual has filed an application for the same design with the patent administration department of the State Council before the application date, and recorded it in the patent documents published after the application date. (Design, 23 items)