How to determine the ownership of patent right?
According to different situations, the determination of patent right shall be handled as follows: 1. An invention made by performing the tasks of the unit or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the unit is a service invention. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit; After the application is approved, the entity shall be the patentee. 2, the use of the unit's material and technical conditions to complete the invention-creation, the unit and the inventor or designer have a contract agreement, the right to apply for a patent and the ownership of the patent right to make an agreement, from its agreement. 3. The right to apply for a patent for a non-service invention-creation belongs to the inventor or designer; After the application is approved, the inventor or designer shall be the patentee. 4. Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent for an invention-creation jointly completed by two or more units or individuals belongs to the same unit or individual; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee. 5. Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the invention-creation completed by a unit or individual entrusted by other units or individuals; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee. 6. Where two or more applicants apply for a patent for the same invention-creation, the patent right shall be granted to the person who applied first. To sum up, citizens generally need to apply for patents in time after inventing patents in order to better protect their inventions. In practice, due to different situations, when determining the ownership of patent rights, it will be handled according to different situations. If there is a dispute, they can turn to professionals for help.