A Patent Holder's Rights Over the Patented Product Generally End

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patent holder's rights over the patented product generally end once it is sold to a lawful purchaser,giving the buyer,or anyone to whom she resells the article,the right to freely use or resell the item.This doctrine is known as _____.

• A) patent exhaustion
• B) patent infringement
• C) patent extraterritorial
• D) patent remedy

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Definitions:

Dutch Reformed Church

A Protestant denomination that originated in the Netherlands during the Reformation and established congregations in North America, especially among Dutch immigrant communities.

Religious Freedom

The right of individuals and communities to practice their religion without government interference or discrimination.

New Netherland

A 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that included parts of what are now New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.

Petrus Stuyvesant

The last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland until it was ceded to the English in 1664, known for his efforts to strengthen the colony's defenses and manage relations with Native Americans.