To Ensure That Companies Do Not Receive Patents in Countries

question 11

Multiple Choice

To ensure that companies do not receive patents in countries where they do not intend on setting up production of the invention,some countries have a "working requirement" that says:

• A) if the product does not work, it will not be granted a patent.
• B) patents will only be granted to people who have been working in their country for at least one year.
• C) the invention must be manufactured in the country where the patent was granted within a specified period of time.
• D) the workers who manufacture the product must be from the country where the patent was granted.

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