RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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RESEARCH ETHICS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PATENT LAW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Utility patent, the most common type of patent, have terms of 20 years from the date of application
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Utility patents generally last for 20 years. Owners of utility patents are allowed to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a 20-year period from the date the patent application is filed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Utility patents are by far the most common type of patent. To date, over 11 million have been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Utility patents are for utilitarian inventions such as machines, processes, compositions of matter, and articles of manufacture.

Detailed explanation-3: -For design patents, patent protection lasts for 15 years after the date when the patent was granted. (Design patents issued from applications filed before May 13, 2015 have a 14-year term.) For plant patents, patent protection lasts for 20 years after the date when the patent application was filed.

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