In 1858, the attorney general decided that, if a slave designed a new invention,
a. neither the slave nor his or her master could patent the invention.
b. the government would hold a patent for the invention in the name of the slave, until sufficient proceeds from the invention accrued to purchase the slave’s freedom.
c. the slave’s master would own the patent for the invention and all proceeds obtained from it.
d. the slave would be able to patent the invention, but the proceeds obtained from it would pass to the slave’s owner.
a. neither the slave nor his or her master could patent the invention.
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