Patent applicant: refers to the natural person, legal person or other organization that has the right to apply for a patent for invention and creation according to the law or the contract; In other words, the patentee is a natural person, legal person or other organization qualified to file a patent application for invention-creation. An applicant before a patent is granted is called a patent applicant.
2. Yes.
3. If there is no agreement for internal production, yes.
4. The Patent Law stipulates that when applying for a patent in cooperation, all partners need to make the same signature and seal decision in the process of patent application, transfer, exclusive license, reexamination, invalidation, abandonment and revocation, which is more complicated than independent application. This is also one of the disadvantages of applying for a patent.
"Carving patent"