(Last Word) Eliminating Patents Would Tend to

question 131

Multiple Choice

(Last Word) Eliminating patents would tend to

• A)stimulate innovation in all industries.
• B)discourage innovation in all industries.
• C)encourage innovation in products made up of many different technologies but discourage innovation of easy-to-copy products requiring large R&D costs to create.
• D)discourage innovation in products made up of many different technologies but encourage innovation of easy-to-copy products

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