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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. a patent doesn’t last too long
b. every country has different patent laws

c. it may take several years to get a patent
d. a person who copies an invention will be jailed

8. Which of these states an opinion?

a. A U.S. patent is granted to an inventor for 17 years.
b. Patents on designs run for no more than 14 years.
c. The owner of a copyright is granted by law, certain exclusive rights to the
work.
d. none of the above

9. The article was created mainly to
a. inform how to obtain copyrights and patents to protect intellectual propery
b. describe the length of time copyrights and patents last

c. explain what copyrights and patents are and how they work
d. discuss how to sell an inventor's property without their consent

10. The words exclusive rights describe

a. private rights
b. limited rights
c. unlimited rights

d. expensive rights

True or False
Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. Patents and copyrights are legal protection against T F
theft.

b. The owner of a copyright is granted by law, no T F
rights to the work.

c. The copyright owner can sue anyone who violates T F
one of these rights without his or her permission.

d. Newly manufactured products, machines, designs, T F
and processes can be patented.

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