A 20-year patent covering a process,machine,article of manufacture,composition of matter,or any new or useful improvement of an existing one is known as _____.
A) plant patent
B) utility patent
C) design patent
D) non-provisional patent

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A utility patent is granted for an invention of a new, useful, and non-obvious process, machine, article of manufacture, composition of matter or any new or useful improvement of an existing one, and it lasts for a period of 20 years from the date of filing. Plant patents are granted for new and distinct varieties of plants, design patents are granted for new, original, and ornamental designs for an article of manufacture, and non-provisional patents are filed after the provisional patent application.

A 20-Year Patent Covering a Process,machine,article of Manufacture,composition of Matter,or