If You Invent Something and Don't Patent It, It Falls

question 15

Multiple Choice

If you invent something and don't patent it, it falls into the public domain, meaning that ________.

• A) Anyone can manufacture your invention and profit from selling it without paying you
• B) You can sell the right to manufacture the invention
• C) You can sell your invention publicly without paying the U.S. Patent Office
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Internal Supply

The resources, including workforce and materials, available within a company for production or service delivery.

Employee Retention

Strategies and practices aimed at keeping employees engaged and motivated to stay with an organization for a long period, reducing turnover rates.

Transitional Supply

The interim or temporary provision of resources or services to an organization during periods of change or development.

Skills Gap

A discrepancy between the skills that employers want or need and the skills that their workforce currently possesses.