Individuals can apply for patents. According to China's laws, no unit or individual may suppress an inventor or designer's application for a patent for non-service invention-creation. Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the invention-creation completed in cooperation with two or more units or individuals, or the invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee. Article 7 of the Patent Law Article 8 of the Patent Law
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Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Where an applicant applies for a patent for invention or utility model, he shall submit the written request, specification, abstract, patent claim and other documents. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.