coinventor
Shared patent holder
A coinventor is someone who invents something jointly with one or more others.
The term appears most often in patent law, where establishing coinventorship determines rights and royalties: She was listed as a coinventor on three patents.
Also spelled co-inventor.
Joint inventor or founder
- cofounderJoint business originator
- partnerOne who shares activity
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- colleagueProfessional associate
teammate · duo · joint effort · co-developer · coauthor · alliance · cooperation · synergy
Sudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
- advancementForward movement or promotion
pioneering · prototype · development · problem-solving · ideation · conceptualize · brainstorming · visionary
Storing documents systematically
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- USPTOFederal intellectual property agency
- claimsStatements of truth
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
prior art · disclosure · patentability · novelty · patentee · examiner · application · provisional
cocreator
Joint inventor or founder
- cofounderJoint business originator
- partnerOne who shares activity
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
colleague · teammate · duo · joint effort · co-developer · coauthor · alliance · cooperation · synergy · contribution
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
advancement · pioneering · prototype · development · problem-solving · ideation · conceptualize · brainstorming · visionary · ingenuity
filing
Storing documents systematically
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- USPTOFederal intellectual property agency
- claimsStatements of truth
specification · prior art · disclosure · patentability · novelty · patentee · examiner · application · provisional · design patent
invent, invention, inventor, inventive, inventions, inventiveness, inventors, reinvent, reinvention