Integrity Products, Inc., obtains a patent on a valve. Jiffy-Make Company copies the design. This patent is infringed
A) only if Jiffy-Make copies the valve in its entirety.
B) only if Jiffy-Make sells the valve in the market.
C) only if Jiffy-Make copies the valve in its entirety and sells it.
D) regardless of whether the valve is copied in its entirety or sold.

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A patent is infringed when someone makes, uses, or sells a patented invention without permission, regardless of whether the entire product is copied or sold.