Legal analysis: patent right belongs to property right, and patent transfer refers to a contract in which the patentee, as the transferor, transfers the ownership or holding right of his invention-creation patent to the transferee, and the transferee pays the agreed price. The party who obtains the patent right through the patent right transfer contract becomes a new legal patentee, and may also conclude a patent transfer contract and a patent licensing contract with others, including the transfer of the patent application right. Here, it is necessary to distinguish between patent transfer and patent licensing. Patent licensing is to transfer part of the right to use a patent to others. In the licensing contract, the patentee disposes of the right to use the patent, not the ownership. When the patent is transferred, the patentee disposes of the ownership. Therefore, the income from patent right transfer belongs to property income.
Legal basis: Article 551 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC). Where the debtor transfers all or part of its debts to a third party, it shall obtain the consent of the creditor. The debtor or a third party may urge the creditor to give consent within a reasonable time. If the creditor fails to express it, it shall be deemed as disagreement.