Right to a patent

(1) The right to a patent shall belong to the inventor. (2) If two or more persons have made an invention jointly, the right to the invention shall belong to them jointly. (3) Where two or more persons have made the same invention independently of each other, the person whose application bears the earliest filing date or, if priority is claimed, the person whose application bears the earliest validly claimed priority date shall, unless that application is abandoned or withdrawn by the applicant, or rejected by the Registrar, have the right to the patent. (4) The inventor shall be named as such in the patent unless in a special written declaration signed by him and addressed to the Registrar, he indicates that he does not wish to be so named. (5) Any promise or undertaking made by the inventor to any person to the effect that he will make such a declaration shall be void. (6) The right to a patent may be assigned or transferred by succession.