What is the difference between the rights of the first applicant for an invention patent and other applicants?

No! However, according to Article 15 of the Patent Law: If the person with the right to apply for a patent or the patent right has an agreement on the exercise of the right, the agreement shall prevail. If there is no agreement, the first owner can implement the patent alone or license others to implement the patent in the form of a general license; if the patent is licensed to others, the royalties collected shall be distributed among the first owners. Except for the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph, the exercise of the exclusive patent application right or patent right shall require the consent of all owners. Therefore, in the absence of an agreement by the first applicant, only one person can implement the patent alone or license others to implement the patent in the form of a general license.