The patent right can be inherited. Patent right belongs to legal property, and the patent law stipulates that patent right can be transferred. According to Article 122 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the personal legal property left by a natural person at the time of his death can be inherited.
Legal objectivity:
Article 122 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Legacy is the personal legal property left by a natural person when he dies. An inheritance that cannot be inherited according to the law or the nature of the inheritance shall not be inherited. Article 123 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be handled in accordance with the statutory succession after the succession begins; If there is a will, it shall be inherited or bequeathed according to the will; If there is a legacy support agreement, it shall be handled in accordance with the agreement.