The What Went Wrong Feature in Chapter 12 Focuses on Dippin

question 6

Multiple Choice

The What Went Wrong feature in Chapter 12 focuses on Dippin' Dots, a company that sells ice cream snacks. Dippin' Dots lost the patent on its small beads of ice cream primarily because:

• A) it failed to obtain permission from a patent holder that has "prior art" pertaining to the claims in its patent
• B) it had sold its ice cream product one year prior to applying for a patent
• C) it filed its patent application incorrectly
• D) its patent infringes on the patent of a competitor
• E) it failed to renew its patent on time

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