Patents are intellectual property rights granted for inventions that are:
A)not useful, novel, and nonobvious
B)not useful, not novel, and obvious
C)useful, novel, and nonobvious
D)useful, not novel, and obvious

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Patents are granted for inventions that are useful, novel, and nonobvious. Option A and B both include characteristics that would not qualify for a patent. Option D includes the characteristic of usefulness but not novelty, which is also a requirement for a patent.

Patents Are Intellectual Property Rights Granted for Inventions That Are