The Purpose of Intellectual Property Rights Is to ________ So

Multiple Choice

The purpose of intellectual property rights is to ________ so they can exploit their inventions not only to recoup their investment costs and create commercial advantage but also to acquire power and market dominance free of direct competition.

A) prevent excessive regulation and government bureaucracy
B) grant a firm permission to use another firm's proprietary names
C) allow inventors monopoly advantage for a specified period of time
D) allow a firm to use an entire business system in exchange for compensation