Who is the patent applicant?

1. Who specifically refers to the patent applicant? A patent applicant is a party who applies to the Patent Office for a patent for invention or design. It is stipulated in all countries that not everyone can file a patent application with the Patent Office. China's patent law stipulates that a patent applicant should meet two conditions: (1) a citizen or legal person with a patent right; (2) Have the right to file a patent application. Once a civil subject who has the right to apply for a patent has filed a patent application with the Patent Office, he will enjoy the rights and assume the obligations at the stage of patent application and trial, and may become the patentee in the future. Two. Classification In general, the inventor, designer and patent applicant are the same person. However, in the following cases, the applicant for a patent is a person other than the inventor or designer: 1) Others obtained the right to apply for a patent for invention-creation from the inventor or designer through a contract and applied for a patent. It should be noted that if an inventor or designer transfers his patent application right after filing a patent application, he shall submit the transfer contract to the Patent Office for the record, and the contract shall take effect after being registered by the Patent Office. 2) The successor of the invention-creation obtains the right to apply for a patent for the invention-creation through inheritance. To inherit the patent right being applied for, a request must be made to the Patent Office to change the applicant. 3) The law directly grants the patent application right to others other than the inventor or designer. The applicant for service invention-creation is the unit where the inventor or designer works. Inventors and designers must be natural persons, such as Li Si. Patent is the abbreviation of patent right, which refers to the patent right enjoyed by the patentee for invention-creation, that is, the state grants the inventor or his successor the exclusive right to use his invention-creation within a certain period of time according to law. What is emphasized here is the right, and the patent right is exclusive and exclusive. If a non-patentee wants to use the patented technology of others, he must obtain the authorization or permission of the patentee according to law. The application documents can be submitted directly to the acceptance office in China National Intellectual Property Administration and various agencies, or registered mail to China National Intellectual Property Administration, or entrusted to the agency for handling. In addition, applicants can submit applications and intermediate documents for patents for inventions, utility models and designs to China National Intellectual Property Administration online through the electronic application system, as well as international applications and intermediate documents for the national phase in China. China National Intellectual Property Administration will send an acceptance notice to the applicant after receiving the required patent application documents, indicating the date and number of the patent application and related matters. After that, the applicant shall pay the relevant fees as required. It can be paid directly to the Intellectual Property Office or various agencies, remitted by post offices or banks, and remitted by agents. Users who apply for electronic registration can log on to China Patent Electronic Application Network and pay the patent fees by using the online payment system. The scientific level of China has been continuously improved in recent years, so more and more enterprises and citizens will develop their own patented products. In order to better protect patented products from infringement by others, you can also apply for protection. After protection, any enterprise or citizen who uses it without permission shall be liable for compensation.