According to the Public Use Doctrine for Patents, ________

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to the public use doctrine for patents, ________.

• A) a patent will not be granted if the invention was already in public use for more than a year prior to the filing of the patent application
• B) an invention cannot be used in the public domain prior to it being granted a patent
• C) the inventor has to test his invention in the public domain, to measure its validity, before being granted a patent
• D) the invention will come into the public domain once its term period has expired

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Definitions:

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