一、優先權的意義優先權原則起源於《保護工業產權巴黎公約》,目的是便利申請人在不同國家申請專利和商標。優先權原則是指:申請人在巴黎公約成員國首次提出申請後的一定期限內,再向其他成員國提出同一主題的申請時,能以首次申請的申請日作為在後申請的申請日(稱之為優先權日)。外國優先權確立的基礎在於絕大多數國家對專利的授予均採用先申請原則,即法律推定最先提出申請的人為最早完成發明創造的人,對於同樣內容的發明創造,只授權給最先提出申請的人。優先權的法律意義在於 First, the significance of priority The principle of priority originated in “Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property,” aims to facilitate applicants in different countries apply for patents and trademarks. The principle of priority means that when the applicant submits an application of the same subject to other member countries within a certain period of time after the Paris Convention member states first apply, he can use the application date of the first application as the application date of the subsequent application Which is the priority date). The foundation of foreign priority is that the vast majority of countries use the principle of first application for the grant of patents, that is, the person who first applied for legalization presumes to be the earliest one who has finished the invention and creation. Only the invention of the same content is authorized to the first proposal Applicant. The legal significance of priority lies in