first to file system

first-to-file system. Patents. The practice of granting priority to the first person to file a patent application. • Most of the world uses a first-to-file patent system; the only major exception is the United States, which grants priority to the first inventor. Cf. FIRST-TO-INVENT SYSTEM. [Cases: Patents 90(1). C.J.S. Patents §§ 120–122.]

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资深译员Michael，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与商业地产租赁有关的法律文件。