A patent
a. tends to discourage further innovation, since there are no other competitors to "push" the patentee
b. prevents anyone else from buying the same discovery or product for twenty years
c. grants exclusive rights over the protected firm for at least fifty years
d. is an infringement against an exclusive business right
e. prevents anyone else from selling the same discovery or product for twenty years
E
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