**2.2 Who can file the patent?**


**Myth**: Inventor is always an assignee of a patent. **Fact**: Inventor may or may not be an assignee of a patent.

### *Patents - Understanding the Facts DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98548*

The Inventor can be an individual who involved in developing the invention whereas an assignee is a person or entity who is willing to take responsibility in legal implication of filing process and further maintaining such application after the grant.

If the inventor is a researcher, or professor, or employee then the employer of such inventor i.e., the research institute, or the university, or the company will be the assignee and applicant of such patent application.
