What exactly is a patent shared by many people?

The patent right jointly owned by many people means that an invention is jointly owned by two or more units, individuals or units and individuals. Where there is an agreement with someone on the exercise of rights, such agreement shall prevail. If there is no agreement, any person may exercise the licensing right alone, but the exercise of the right to apply for a patent and other rights shall be subject to the consent of all.

legal ground

Article 8 of the Patent Law: Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the entity or individual that jointly completed the invention or creation, or the invention or creation entrusted by one entity or individual to another entity or individual; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee. Article 14 Where there is an agreement on the right to apply for a patent or the exercise of the patent right, such agreement shall prevail. If there is no agreement, * * * someone can exploit the patent alone or license others to exploit it by ordinary license; Where another person is licensed to exploit the patent, the royalties collected shall be distributed among the owners. Except in the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph, the exercise of all the patent application rights or patent rights of * * * shall be subject to the consent of the owner of * * *.