Regulations Governing Submission of Foreign Language Application Documents Article 3

Where more than one version of foreign language documents for the same patent application has been filed, the earliest version shall prevail. However, if the patent applicant makes a declaration that the later version shall prevail, the filing date of the later version shall be the filing date of the application.Where the versions of foreign language documents have been filed on the same day, the Specific Patent Agency shall notify the applicant to select one version within a specified time limit. The patent application shall not be accepted if the applicant fails to make the selection within the given time limit.”