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先せん願がん主しゅ義ぎ

Meanings

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noun

first-to-file principle; first-to-file system

Patent law term: the system where the first person to file a patent application gets the rights, regardless of who invented it first. Contrasts with 先発明主義 (first-to-invent).

See also: 先発明主義