### Question
Can you define what inventor means?


### Answer
**Inventor** is defined as the following in *35 U.S.C. § 100*:

> the individual or, if a joint invention, the individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention

#### Citation:
  - *35 U.S.C. § 100*
  - Heading: **PART II-PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS > CHAPTER 10-PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS**

