Co-invention

Japanese: 共同発明 - きょうどうはつめい
Co-invention

…Because today's important inventions are often completed primarily within corporate organizations, the issue of employee inventions is an important issue in a country's science and technology policy, but in Japan, its importance is not yet as well recognized as in Europe and the United States. When two or more people jointly create an invention, it is considered a joint invention, and the right to obtain a patent is shared by all joint inventors. In order to be considered joint inventors, a substantial part of the invention must be created jointly; a person who merely provides funds or materials is not considered a joint inventor. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "joint invention" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在の重要な発明は,主として企業という組織内で完成されることが多いため,この従業者発明の問題は,一国の科学技術政策上重要な問題ではあるが,日本では欧米に比較し,その重要性はまだあまり認識されていない。 2人以上の者が共同で発明をなした場合は,共同発明として,特許を受ける権利はすべての共同発明者の共有となる。共同発明者となるためには,発明の実質的部分を共同でなすことが必要で,単に資金や資財を提供したにすぎない者は共同発明者とはならない。…

※「共同発明」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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