Patent Trolls

question 205

Multiple Choice

Patent trolls

• A)enhance efficiency by shortening the effective life of a patent.
• B)harm firms' sales by posting negative product comments on social media.
• C)invent nothing and produce nothing, but collect royalties through patent ownership.
• D)are particularly problematic in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Definitions:

Firm's Demand Curve

Depicts the relationship between the price of a good or service offered by a firm and the quantity of that good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase.

Product Differentiation

The procedure of differentiating a product or service among its market competitors to make it more appealing to an intended target market.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, freedom of entry and exit, and a product that is homogeneous across producers.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded; the market price where no surplus or shortage exists.