Multiple choice

The government gives the inventor a patent a time period to exclude others in exchange for . . .

  1. Disclosure of how to make the invention
  2. $1,000,000

  3. Trademarks

  4. A percent of the profits
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Explanation

The patent system is designed as a bargain between the inventor and the public. In exchange for a temporary monopoly to exclude others from making or selling the invention, the inventor must fully disclose how the invention works so that society can benefit from the knowledge and build upon it.

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