Which of the Following Statements Holds True for a Patent

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements holds true for a patent?

• A)A patent application cannot be accessed by the general public.
• B)A patent expires at the end of a 20-year period.
• C)A patent is subject to "first-to-invent" patent process,rather than the "first-to-file" process.
• D)A patent is a process used in a business and disclosed only to those employees who need to know it to do their jobs.

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Definitions:

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Pharmaceutical Company

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