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777dan777 [17]
4 years ago
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A man named Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone invention in 1876. Today, many Americans carry a cell phon

e around with them. Define patent law and describe how patents encourage competition. plz help
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IgorLugansk [536]4 years ago
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The patent law applies when a person invents something and then describes it on a patent. When that patent is submitted and approved, no one else can claim invention of that item. Patents encourage competition because the first person to come up with a great idea for an invention and patent it will own the idea: people want to be the first and are motivated.
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