Louie invents "Market Up," new business inventory control software, and applies for a patent. If Louie is granted a patent, it will protect the product
A) for ten years.
B) for twenty years.
C) for the life of Louie plus seventy years.
D) until the next software upgrade.

Question

Louie invents "Market Up," new business inventory control software, and applies for a patent. If Louie is granted a patent, it will protect the product
A) ​for ten years.
B) ​for twenty years.
C) ​for the life of Louie plus seventy years.
D) ​until the next software upgrade.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a utility patent, which is the type of patent Louie would apply for, generally protects an invention for 20 years from the date of filing the application.

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