Now, they are awarded to the first to invent a product or idea.

现在，第一个制造出或提出发明的人会获得奖励。

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Mr Giesbers is not the first to invent a collapsible container.

吉斯·贝斯先生不是第一个发明可折叠集装箱的人。

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Instead of being the "first to invent", the successful applicant would be the "first to file", the standard used worldwide.

不再是以前“第一个发明的”人，而是成功申请“第一个归档“的人，这一标准世界通用。

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He did not invent jeans. But he is considered the first person to manufacture and sell this kind of clothing in large amounts.

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In other words, the first inventor to file an application for an invention gets the patent, not the first person to invent something.

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