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"A patent ... is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. An invention is a solution to a specific technological problem and is a product or a process. Patents are a form of intellectual property.
The procedure for granting patents, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a granted patent application must include one or more claims that define the invention. A patent may include many claims, each of which defines a specific property right. These claims must meet relevant patentability requirements, such as novelty and non-obviousness. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent others from making, using, selling, importing, or distributing a patented invention without permission.
Under the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, patents should be available in WTO member states for any invention, in all fields of technology, and the term of protection available should be a minimum of twenty years. Nevertheless, there are variations on what is patentable subject matter from country to country." [Patent. Wikipedia]
The step chart example "Selling technology patent process" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Block Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Step chart
Step chart, step diagram, block diagram,
This example was designed on the base of the "Diagram of New Application Workflow" from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website. [uspto.gov/ images/ legalefs1.jpg]
"A nonprovisional application for a patent is made to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and includes:
(1) A written document which comprises a specification (description and claims);
(2) Drawings (when necessary);
(3) An oath or declaration; and
(4) Filing, search, and examination fees." [uspto.gov/ patents-getting-started/ general-information-concerning-patents#heading-12]
The diagram example "New application workflow" was created using ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Business Process Workflow Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Business process flow diagram
Business process flow diagram, web, globe, receive, problem, print, office printer, person torso, on-page reference, laptop computer, notebook, information services, go back arrow, elbow arrow, document, data store, arrow right dotted, arrow right, arrow left, alert, siren, access, key,

Visio Files and ConceptDraw

Visio Files and ConceptDraw. ConceptDraw PRO is compatible with MS Visio .VDX formatted files.VDX is Visio’s open XML file format, and it can be easily imported and exported by ConceptDraw PRO.

block diagram, function blocks Block Diagrams

block diagram, function blocks
Block diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw PRO software with templates, samples and libraries of vector stencils for drawing the block diagrams.