先願主義

せんがんしゅぎ

noun

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first-to-file system (e.g. in patent law)

先	before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
願	petition, request, vow, wish, hope
主	lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
義	righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

にほん

せんがんしゅぎ

さいよう

Japan follows the principle of first-to-file