What is the difference between a patentee and an inventor?

The difference between the patentee and the inventor:

I. Description:

1, patentee: the collective name of the patentee and the holder. 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. Inventor: According to the provisions of the Patent Law, in invention patents and utility model patents, the person who contributes to the specific substantive features of the invention-creation is called an inventor. The inventor is a natural person.

Second, the right:

1. Rights of patentee: including patent personal rights and patent property rights.

(1), patent personal right: refers to the right of patent inventor and designer to declare that they are the inventor or designer of the patent in the patent document, that is, the right of signature, which will not disappear due to the transfer of patent property rights.

(2) Patent property rights mainly include the following three aspects: 1) and 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. Any natural person, legal person or other organization that uses, manufactures and sells patented products must obtain a license for free. 2), permission. 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. 3), the right to transfer. Article 10 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "The right to apply for a patent and the patent right can be transferred." The right to apply for a patent and the patent right can be sold, donated, mortgaged, or invested at a fixed price. Inheritance and transfer are due to legal reasons. When the patentee (natural person) dies, the patent right is transferred to the person who enjoys the right of inheritance according to the inheritance law.

2. The inventor's right: the right to sign, the inventor can request the patent office not to publish his name.