Comparison of Terms: Method Versus Way

The purpose of the work is to analyze the existing definitions of the terms method and way and to resolve the problem with the existence of the term process (way) in the patent and scientific legislation of Ukraine. There is no term "sposib" in English technical text. In the future, instead of the Ukrainian term "sposib", we will use the English way. There are different opinions regarding the interpretation of the essence of the terms method and process (way). One point of view is recorded in the regulatory documents of Ukraine, which recognize that a way is a specific implementation of a certain method. In defining a process (way), its focus on achieving a certain technical result is emphasized. State and scientific institutions of Ukraine do not consider patents for a process (way) to be new methods and, accordingly, new scientific results. From another point of view, the concepts of method and way are identical and have the same meaning in science and technology. The authors propose to complete the harmonization of the standards of patent legislation of Ukraine with international norms, namely, instead of the term process (way), use the international term method, and instead of the term product – the term means. Accordingly, the type of invention method characterizes the scientific side of the invention, and is a scientific result in technical sciences, and the type of invention means – the technical novelty of the invention.