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Can an inventor sell his right to a patent or patent application to someone else?

April 26, 2017application inventor patent right sell

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Can an inventor sell his right to a patent or patent application to someone else?

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Yes. The inventor can sell all or any part of his interest in the patent application or the patent. The patent application must be filed in the Patent and Trademark Office as the invention of the true inventor, however, and not as the invention of the purchaser.