Secondly, in the absence of an agreement in the design contract, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the person who actually made the design, that is, to the design company. If your company's employees also made substantial contributions, then it should be both companies *** there.
Legal basis:
Article 8 of the Patent Law: two or more units or individuals to cooperate in the completion of the invention, a unit or individual to accept
other units or individuals entrusted by the completion of the invention, unless otherwise agreed, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the completion or *** with the completion of the unit or individual; the application is approved, the unit or individual applying for a patent is the right to apply for a patent, the right to apply for a patent belongs to the unit or individual. After the application is approved, the unit or individual applying for the patent
rights.