What does the right of patent signature mean?

Legal analysis: the right of patent signature means that the inventor or designer has the right to declare himself as the inventor or designer in the patent document. The right of signature is an important personal right of the inventor or designer. The right of signature is the right given to the inventor or designer by law, and the inventor or designer may or may not exercise it.

Legal basis: Article 35 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Within three years from the date of filing, the administrative department for patent in the State Council may, upon the request of the applicant at any time, make a substantive examination of the application. If the applicant fails to request substantive examination within the time limit without justifiable reasons, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. The patent administrative department of the State Council may, when it deems it necessary, examine the application for a patent for invention on its own.