After a Patent on a Product Expires

question 102

Multiple Choice

After a patent on a product expires,

• A) other firms must wait to mimic the product.
• B) all negative and positive externalities are internalized.
• C) rivals can start to mimic the product.
• D) no other firms can mimic the product.
• E) no further profits are able to be made by the original producer of the good.

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