What is the difference between an inventor and a patentee?

Legal analysis: patentee: the collective name of patent owner and holder. The patentee can be a unit or an individual. Inventor: According to 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. Rights of patentee: including patent personal rights and patent property rights. Inventor's right: the right to sign, the inventor can request the patent office not to publish his name.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Invention-creation as mentioned in this Law refers to inventions, utility models and designs.

Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement.

Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products.

Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the shape, pattern or their combination of products and all or part of the combination of colors, shapes and patterns.