What Happens to a Patent When the Inventor Dies? Can a Patent Be Inherited Through a Will?

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What happens to a patent if the person passes away? So a patent is a good question A patent is no different than any other type of property, it your car, your house, your boat stocks, so your patents can if you list the patent in your will, then it can be inherited just like any other property patents can be bought and sold as well. So if you die and you're and you have a patent, the patent is going to go to your either through your will to whoever you identify, or it's going to pass under the default rules in your state, to your children and your your spouse.