Whoever pays for a patent is the patentee?

This sentence does not constitute a necessary and sufficient condition.

The patentee

should be responsible for the payment of patent fees, but it is not the patentee who pays the fees. The patentee is the owner of the patent clearly specified on the patent certificate

. It can be an enterprise or an individual, and the same applies to payment of fees. However, Zhuanzhihui understands that patent fees can also be paid on your behalf.