Can the merged branch become the patentee?

General branches cannot become patentees. However, the branch has legal person status. According to relevant laws and regulations, patent application generally refers to a civil activity in which a patent applicant applies to the State Council and obtains a patent for exclusive implementation. Generally, branches are not allowed to carry out civil activities in their own names, so it can be judged that branches cannot become patentees.

legal ground

Article 6 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) refers to a service invention-creation made by performing the tasks of the entity or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the entity. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit. After the application is approved, the unit becomes the patentee. Units may dispose of the patent application right and patent right of their service inventions and creations according to law, and promote the implementation and application of related inventions and creations. 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.