Legal analysis: the subject of patent legal relationship is the patentee. The patentee is the subject of the patent right, including the patentee and the obligee. The former can be citizens, collective ownership units, foreign trade enterprises and Sino-foreign joint ventures. The latter is a unit owned by the whole people. The patentee also includes the original subject who initially obtained the patent right and the successor subject of the patent right in derivative acquisition. The patentee enjoys the rights conferred by law and undertakes the obligations stipulated by law.
Legal basis: Article 865 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The patent licensing contract is only valid during the patent right. Where the patent right expires or the patent right is declared invalid, the patentee may not conclude a patent exploitation license contract with others.