If an Invention Was Patented or Described in a Printed

Multiple Choice

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 cannot be patented
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