Patent Act Article 13
Joint ownership of the right to apply for a patentWhere the right to apply for a patent is jointly owned, the right to apply for the patent shall not be assigned or abandoned without the consent of all joint owners.Where the right to apply for a patent is jointly owned by two or more persons, none of the joint owners shall assign his/her share to a third party without the consent of the other joint owners.Where one of the owners of the right to apply for a patent abandons his/her own share, this share shall be vested in the other joint owner(s).
中文原文 專利法第13條
專利申請權為共有時，非經共有人全體之同意，不得讓與或拋棄。
專利申請權共有人非經其他共有人之同意，不得以其應有部分讓與他人。
專利申請權共有人拋棄其應有部分時，該部分歸屬其他共有人。
專利申請權共有人非經其他共有人之同意，不得以其應有部分讓與他人。
專利申請權共有人拋棄其應有部分時，該部分歸屬其他共有人。