FORMS OF INVENTIONS/UTILITY SOLUTIONS

Invention means a technical solution in the form of a product or a process which is intended to solve a problem by application of laws of nature. An invention shall be protected by mode of grant of invention patent or utility solution patent.

According to the above definition, there are two forms of invention: products and processes

(i) Products comprises 2 forms:

- Products in the form of objects, for example, tools, machines, equipment, components, circuits..., expressed in set of information that identifies an artificial product characterized by technical signs (characteristics) of structure, that product functions (utilizing) as a means to meet certain needs of human;

- Products in the form of substances (includingsimple substances, compounds and mixtures), for example materials, food, pharmaceuticals ..., expressed in set of information that identifies an artificial product characterized by technical signs (characteristics) of the presence, proportion and state of the elements, functioning (utilizing) as a means to meet certain needs of human; or products in the form of biological materials, for example genes, genetically modified plants or animals ..., represented by a collection of information about a product containing modified genetic information under human impact, capable of self-replicating;

(ii) Processes or methods (production process; diagnostic, predictive, test, process, etc.) is represented by a set of information that determines how to conduct a process, a specific job is characterized by signs (characteristics) of the sequence, participants, measures and means of performing operations to achieve a certain purpose.

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