* * * The right to apply for a patent for an invention-creation shall be confirmed in advance according to the agreement of both parties; If there is no explicit agreement or no agreement between the two parties, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the unit or individual jointly completed by * *. After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.
legal ground
Article 8 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the invention-creation completed in cooperation with two or more units or individuals, or the invention-creation entrusted by other units or individuals; After the application is approved, the applicant unit or individual shall be the patentee.