A Patent Is Good For

question 120

Multiple Choice

A patent is good for:

• A) 14 years from date granted
• B) 17 years from date granted
• C) 20 years from time of application
• D) lifetime of the inventor plus 21 years
• E) 100 years

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Definitions:

Sweating

The release of a fluid from the body's sweat glands, a natural process for cooling and detoxification.

Anxiety Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities.

Autonomic Nervous System

A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system (PNS); it transmits sensory signals and motor signals back and forth between the central nervous system (CNS) and the body’s glands and internal organs.

True Threat

A statement intended to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of violence against an individual or group.