If an invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use of no sale in the country more than one year prior to the application for patent in the United States then:

a. the invention can only be patented for 10 years b. the invention can only be patented for 5 years
c. the invention cannot be patented without a 5 year grace period d. the invention can only be patented in some states
e. none of the other choices are correct


e

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a. Business production management b. Business project management c. Business planning management d. Business process management

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When a U.S. company makes a credit sale to an international customer and the sale terms are for payment in a foreign currency, the foreign exchange rate used to record the sale is the exchange rate:

A. On the date of the sale. B. At the end of the buyer's fiscal year. C. On the date final payment is made. D. Thirty days from the date of sale. E. At the end of the seller's fiscal year.

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________ is the process by which enterprising individuals initiate, manage, and assume the risks and rewards associated with a business.

A. A partnership B. An incubator C. A start-up D. Joint venture E. Entrepreneurship

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