Who owns the patent right after the inventor dies?

Legal analysis: the property right in the patent right can be inherited within the validity period of the patent right. Patent right, referred to as "patent" for short, is an intellectual property right that the inventor or his assignee enjoys the exclusive right to exploit a specific invention within a certain period of time according to law.

Legal basis: Article 127 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) is inherited in the following order:

(1) First order: spouse, children, parents;

(2) The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandparents.

After the inheritance begins, the successor in the first order inherits, and the successor in the second order does not inherit; If there is no successor in the first order, it is inherited by the successor in the second order. The children mentioned in this part include children born in wedlock, children born out of wedlock, adopted children and stepchildren with dependency. The parents mentioned in this part include biological parents, adoptive parents and step-parents with dependent relationship. Brothers and sisters referred to in this part include brothers and sisters of the same parents, half-brothers, adopted brothers and sisters, and stepbrothers and sisters with dependent relationship.