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(1) The right to a patent belongs to the inventor.

(2) Where two or more persons have jointly made an invention, the right to the patent belongs to them jointly.

(3) Where two or more persons have made the same invention independently of each other, the person whose application has the earliest filing date or, if priority is claimed, the earliest validly claimed priority date shall have the right to the patent, as long as the application is not withdrawn, abandoned or rejected.

(4) The right to a patent may be assigned, transferred or devolve by succession.

(5) Where an invention is made in execution of an employment contract, the right to the patent belongs in the absence of any contractual provisions to the contrary, to the employer.

(6) Where the invention has an economic value much greater than the parties could have reasonably foreseen at the time of the conclusion of the contract, the inventor shall be entitled to a special remuneration, which shall be fixed by the court in the absence of an agreement between the parties.

(7) The inventor shall be named as the inventor in the patent, unless in a special written declaration signed by the inventor and addressed to the Registrar the inventor indicates a desire not to be named.

(8) Any promise or undertaking by the inventor made to any person to the effect that the inventor will make the declaration shall be without legal effect.