Which of the Following Is the Function of a Patent

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the function of a patent?

• A) A patent encourages more rapid technological diffusion by requiring the inventor to license the invention to anyone at no charge for three years.
• B) A patent allows the inventor to prevent others from making or selling an invention for a period of years to encourage innovation.
• C) A patent produces revenue for the federal government by giving the government a percentage of the licensing fees from new inventions.
• D) A patent prevents the inventor from licensing the invention to anyone for a period of 20 years to encourage the inventor to more thoroughly develop the idea.

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Definitions:

Interspecific Competition

A biological interaction between organisms of different species competing for the same resources in an ecosystem, such as food or space.

Foraging

The act of searching for and exploiting food resources in the wild, often used in the context of animals but also applicable to human gathering activities.

Commensalism

A relationship between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits significantly.

Parasitism

A biological relationship where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it harm.