Patent Protection Lasts for 20 Years After the Patent Application

question 6

True/False

Patent protection lasts for 20 years after the patent application date, longer than the protection give by copyright law.

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Definitions:

Mid-Eighteenth Century

A historical period that refers to the years approximately between 1730 and 1770, noted for significant developments in European and American societies including the Enlightenment and the lead-up to the American Revolution.

American Slaves

People forcibly brought to or born into slavery in territories that would become the United States, largely until the Emancipation Proclamation.

New World

A term used by Europeans to describe the Americas after their discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1492, contrasting them with the "Old World" of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Christianity

A monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and based on the Bible as sacred scripture.