Generally, the inventor, designer and patent applicant are the same person. However, in the following situations, the patent applicant is someone other than the inventor or designer:
1) Someone else has obtained the right to apply for a patent for the invention from the inventor or designer through a contract , and applied for a patent. It should be noted that if an inventor or designer transfers his patent application right after filing a patent application, the transfer contract must be submitted to the Patent Office for filing, and the contract will take effect after the Patent Office registers the contract.
2) The heir of an invention-creation obtains the right to apply for a patent for the invention-creation through inheritance. For the inheritance of patent rights under application, a request to change the applicant must be submitted to the Patent Office.
3) The law directly confers the right to apply for patents to persons other than inventors and designers. For example, the applicant for a service invention-creation is the unit where the inventor or designer works. To apply for a patent, please visit Keyi.com.