The inventor or designer mentioned in the patent law refers to a person who has made creative contributions to the substantive characteristics of invention-creation. In the process of completing the invention-creation, a person who is only responsible for organizing the work, providing convenience for the utilization of material and technical conditions or engaging in other auxiliary work does not belong to the inventor or designer. Inventors can only be individuals, not units. The inventor of a patent is a reputation right, not a property right, and can only change the patent that cannot be transferred. The applicant or patentee may be an individual or a unit, but the property right may be transferred. The applicant before the patent is granted is called the patent applicant, and the patentee after the patent is granted.
The patentee is the owner and holder of the patent right. 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. The patentee's rights include patent personal rights and patent property rights.