A Patent Gives Inventors Exclusive Rights to Their Inventions for How

question 63

Multiple Choice

A patent gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for how long? 

• A) 20 months
• B) 17 years
• C) 20 years
• D) the lifetime of the inventor plus 50 years

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Definitions:

Habituation

The process where an organism becomes less responsive to a stimulus after being exposed to it repeatedly over time.

Sensitization

An increase in behavioral response after exposure to a stimulus, typically due to the repeated administration of a particular stimulus.

Time

The ongoing and unending sequence of occurrences and existence across the past, present, and future, viewed collectively.

Sensitization

The process in which a repeated exposure to a stimulus results in an increased response to that stimulus over time.