PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 15 Who may be granted a patent?
PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 15
Who may be granted a patent?(1) Subject to this Act, a patent for an invention may only be granted to a person who:
(b) would, on the grant of a patent for the invention, be entitled to have the patent assigned to the person; or
(c) derives title to the invention from the inventor or a person mentioned in paragraph (b); or
(d) is the legal representative of a deceased person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
(2) A patent may be granted to a person whether or not he or she
is an Australian citizen.