The What Went Wrong Feature in Chapter 12 Focuses on Dippin

Multiple Choice

The What Went Wrong feature in Chapter 12 focuses on Dippin' Dots, a company that sells ice cream snacks. Dippin' Dots lost the patent on its small beads of ice cream primarily because:

A) it failed to obtain permission from a patent holder that has "prior art" pertaining to the claims in its patent
B) it had sold its ice cream product one year prior to applying for a patent
C) it filed its patent application incorrectly
D) its patent infringes on the patent of a competitor
E) it failed to renew its patent on time