Can the patent application right be transferred?

The right to apply for a patent or the patent right is transferable.

Enterprises also have the right to apply for patents for their own technical solutions, and enterprises are the patentees after pre-authorization. Then before the patent is granted, the enterprise may no longer need the patent for various reasons. At this point, the enterprise can transfer the patent application right.

The description item needs to be changed in the transfer of patent application right, and the required documents include: statement of description item change and certificate of transfer of application right. Or entrust a patent agency to transfer the right to apply for a patent, it also needs a power of attorney from the new obligee. The enterprise submits the change of description items and related China National Intellectual Property Administration fees for the transfer of patent application right, and the transfer of patent application right is completed after the approval of China National Intellectual Property Administration. After the assigned patent is authorized, the patent right belongs to the transferee.