Use applicant info when assignee details missing

pqaidevteam · Apr 18, 2024 · c30ec1e · c30ec1e
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commit c30ec1e
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/core/documents.py b/core/documents.py
@@ -97,12 +97,13 @@ def www_link (self):
 	@property
 	def owner (self):
 		if self.type == 'patent':
-			if not self.data.get('assignees'):
-				return 'Assignee N/A'
-			elif not self.data.get('assignees')[0].strip():
-				return 'Assignee N/A'
-			else:
-				return self.data['assignees'][0]
+			arr = self.data.get('assignees')
+			if (isinstance(arr, list) and len(arr) and arr[0].strip()):
+				return arr[0]
+			arr = self.data.get('applicants')
+			if (isinstance(arr, list) and len(arr) and arr[0].strip()):
+				return arr[0]
+			return 'Assignee N/A'
 		elif self.type == 'npl':
 			if not self.data['authors']:
 				return 'Author N/A'