Does the patent belong to the applicant or the inventor?

Legal analysis: the patentee refers to the units and individuals who can apply for and obtain the patent right, that is, the subject of the patent right. The unit where the inventor or designer works. The right to apply for a patent belongs to enterprises, institutions, social organizations and state organs that perform tasks or mainly use material conditions to complete service inventions and creations. Inventors and designers. The right to apply for a patent for a non-service invention-creation completed by an inventor or designer belongs to the inventor or designer.

Legal basis: decision of NPC Standing Committee on amending the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). 2. The first paragraph of Article 6 is amended as: "An invention-creation made by performing the tasks of the entity or mainly utilizing the material and technical conditions of the entity is a service invention-creation. 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 can dispose of their right to apply for patents and patent rights for service inventions and creations according to law, and promote the implementation and application of related inventions and creations. "