1. The patentee is the owner and holder of the patent right. That is, when the patent application is approved, the patent applicant is granted the patent right. The patentee can be a unit or an individual.
2. The patentee's rights include patent personal rights and patent property rights.
(1) patent individual rights
The personal right of patent mainly means that the inventor and designer of a patent have the right to declare that they are the inventor or designer of the patent in the patent literature, that is, the right of signature, which does not disappear because of the transfer of patent property rights. In addition, there is the right to modify patent documents.
(2) Patent property rights
Patent property rights mainly include the following three aspects:
(1) exclusive rights. It means that only the patentee has the right to manufacture, use and sell his invention and creation, and enjoys the exclusive right to obtain a patent, and any natural person, legal person or other organization has to pay remuneration to obtain the license to use, manufacture and sell the patented product;
② Permission right. Refers to the patentee conditionally allowing others to use his patented technology. Specifically, the patentee (licensor) allows others (licensee) to use all or part of the patented invention-creation technology under certain conditions by signing a contract.
For example, after a design patent is granted, no unit or individual may exploit its patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, it may not manufacture, sell or import its patented products for production and business purposes.
Legal basis:
According to Article 8 of the Patent Law, unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the invention-creation jointly completed by two or more units or individuals, or the invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals. After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.