{"id":11579,"date":"2022-03-23T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamip.com\/?post_type=docs&p=11579"},"modified":"2022-03-29T12:32:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:32:38","slug":"patent-inventor-applicant-owner","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/iamip.com\/de\/wiki\/patent-inventor-applicant-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent: Inventor\/Applicant\/Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes, it can be confusing to identify who are the concerned parties of a patent and who actually owns the patent rights. A person can be an inventor of a patent but not the owner of the rights. Alternatively, a person or a company may own a patents\u2019 rights but not be its inventor.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u202finventor\u202f<\/strong>is any individual (a person) who has contributed to the conception of the invention and what is claimed. The names of inventors of any patent can be easily identified on the front page of the patent by\u202fINID code<\/a>\u202f(72). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u202fapplicant\u202f<\/strong>is the party that files (has the right to apply for) the patent application – in other words, the patent\u202fowner\u202f<\/strong>(or\u202fassignee<\/strong>). Consequently, the applicant can be the same as the inventor and\/or the employer of the inventor, or the organization that the inventor works in e.g. a university or a research institute etc. Typically, employees are obligated by an employment contract to sign their patent rights for the invention to their employer. \u202f<\/s>In this case, the employee would be identified as the inventor and the employer as the applicant and \u2018assignee\u2019 of the invention and will own all rights to the invention. The applicants of any patent can be easily identified on the front page of the patent by INID code (71) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Establishing ownership of a patent is important as the patent gives the owner the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing products and\/or services utilizing the protected claims of the invention. It is only the owner of the patent who can: <\/p>\n\n\n\n