There are three basic requirements for a patent to be granted. The subject of the patent application must be ________.
A) useful, difficult to copy, and novel in relation to prior arts in the field
B) based on cutting edge science or technology, not obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field, and rare
C) useful, novel in relation to prior arts in the field, and not obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field
D) rare, difficult to copy, and not obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field
E) useful, scientific, and novel in relation to prior arts in the field

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The three basic requirements for a patent to be granted are that it must be useful, novel in relation to prior arts in the field, and not obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field. A patent cannot be granted if it fails to meet any one of these requirements. Option A includes the correct requirements but incorrectly includes difficulty to copy as a requirement. Option B includes some correct requirements but also introduces incorrect criteria such as the subject being rare. Option D also includes correct criteria but includes rarity and difficulty to copy, which are not actual requirements for a patent. Option E incorrectly suggests that the subject of the patent must be based on cutting edge science or technology and fails to include the requirement that it must not be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field.

There Are Three Basic Requirements for a Patent to Be