The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Dec. 10, 2019>
1. The term "invention" means the highly advanced creation of a technical idea utilizing the laws of nature;
2. The term "patented invention" means an invention for which a patent has been granted;
3. The term "practice" means any of the following acts:(a) An invention of a product: Manufacturing, using, assigning, leasing, or importing the product or offering to assign or lease the product (including displaying the product for the purpose of assigning or leasing; hereinafter the same shall apply);(b) An invention of a process: Using the process or subscribing to the use thereof;(c) An invention of a process of manufacturing a product: Using, assigning, leasing, or importing the product manufactured by the process or offering to assign or lease the product, other than the acts specified in item (b).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]