There is no legal limit on the number of patent owners (applicants) applying for patent protection. It can be one person or several people. However, for the sake of self-protection of patent rights, it is not appropriate to include unrelated persons or people who have not participated in research and development. If the number of people included is large, it will in itself be harmful to the actual rights holders.
"Detailed Implementation Rules for the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 15 If you apply for a patent in writing, you must submit two copies of the application documents to the patent administration department of the State Council. . ?
Applying for a patent in other forms prescribed by the patent administration department of the State Council shall comply with the prescribed requirements. ?
When an applicant entrusts a patent agency to apply for a patent and handle other patent affairs with the patent administration department of the State Council, he or she shall submit a letter of authorization at the same time, stating the authority of the entrustment. ?
If there are more than 2 applicants and no patent agency has been entrusted, the first applicant specified in the request shall be the representative unless otherwise stated in the request. ?
Article 16: The request for a patent application for an invention, utility model or design shall state the following matters: ?
(1) The invention, utility model or design Name;?
(2) If the applicant is a Chinese entity or individual, his or her name, address, postal code, organization code or resident ID number; the applicant is a foreigner, foreign enterprise or For other foreign organizations, their name, nationality or country or region of registration; (3) Name of the inventor or designer; (4) Applicant If a patent agency is entrusted, the name of the entrusted agency, the agency code, and the name, license number, and contact number of the patent agent designated by the agency; (5) If priority is requested, the applicant shall The filing date, application number and the name of the original accepting agency for a patent application (hereinafter referred to as the earlier application);?
(6) Signature or seal of the applicant or patent agency;?< /p>
(7) List of application documents;?
(8) List of additional documents;?
(9) Other relevant matters that need to be specified.