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3 years ago

Explain why the scenario below fails to address the protection that patent laws offer inventors.

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1 answer:

HACTEHA [7]3 years ago

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<h2>The punishment given to copy the brain is very negligible.</h2>

Explanation:

The rule should be in such a manner that,

It does not punish the person who has not involved in the act of crime
Punishment should be in a manner that, it gives an opportunity for the criminal to correct himself.

Scenario explained:

Based on this idea, for this scenario, I feel like using the product of someone which is patented is crime but the punishment given for copying the product of someone is negligible.
So anyone can try to copy, just pay fine if they are caught.
So this neither satisfies rule number 1 mentioned above, nor satisfies rule number 2.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Break-even tickets per month = Fixed cost / Contribution margin per unit = $23,500 / $50 = 470 tickets

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