In an article about the patents held by the Research Services Office at the University,it was written that none of the patents were there because someone set out to invent something new."If we knew what it was that creates innovation,we would all be millionaires ...it's chance,brilliance,an offhand remark ...." We know that to obtain a patent we need to have created an "invention." Which of the following best defines a patentable invention?

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According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, to be patentable, an invention must be a "new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof." Therefore, the most appropriate choice from the given options is A - a new and useful machine.

In an Article About the Patents Held by the Research