All but Which One of the Following Could Be Patented

question 65

Multiple Choice

All but which one of the following could be patented?

• A) a design for an article of manufacture
• B) an asexually reproduced plant
• C) living material invented by a person
• D) a composition of matter
• E) an abstraction or scientific principle

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