A Patent

Multiple Choice

A patent

A) grants the creator of a book, film, or piece of music the exclusive right to use the creation for 20 years.
B) grants the creator of a book, film, or piece of music the exclusive right to use the creation during the creator's lifetime.
C) gives a firm the exclusive right to a new product for 20 years from the date the patent application is filed with the government.
D) gives a firm the exclusive right to a new product during the product inventor's lifetime.