The Need to Apply for a Patent Would Most Likely

question 99

Multiple Choice

The need to apply for a patent would most likely arise during which phase of new product development?

• A) business analysis
• B) technical development
• C) test marketing
• D) strategy development
• E) product proposal

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Definitions:

Catalyst

An agent or event that precipitates or significantly speeds up a change or action.

Cotton Gin

A mechanical device invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove the seeds from cotton fibers, significantly impacting the cotton industry.

Africans

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Slave Trade

The slave trade involves the historical capture, transportation, and sale of people as slaves, primarily seen in the transatlantic trade where Africans were forcibly taken to the Americas.