____ patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process,machine,article of manufacture,or composition of matter,or any new and useful improvement thereof.
A) Utility
B) Design
C) Plant
D) Primary

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Utility patents are the most common type of patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). They protect any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Design patents protect only the ornamental design of an article of manufacture, while plant patents are granted to those who have invented or discovered and asexually reproduced a distinct and new variety of plant. Primary patents are not a recognized category of patents.

____ Patents May Be Granted to Anyone Who Invents or Discovers