What's the difference between a patentee and an inventor?

Legal analysis: 1, patentee: the collective name of patent owner and holder. That is, when the patent application is approved, the patent applicant is granted the patent right. The patentee can be a unit or an individual.

2. Inventor: According to the provisions of the Patent Law, in invention patents and utility model patents, the person who contributes to the specific substantive features of the invention-creation is called an inventor. The inventor is a natural person.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), an inventor or designer has the right to state in the patent documents that he is an inventor or designer. The patentee has the right to indicate the patent mark on his patented product or the packaging of the product.