To protect the inventor's rights to their invention

To grant the inventor a monopoly over their invention

To encourage innovation and technological progress

All of the above

Utility patents, design patents, and plant patents

Utility patents, trademark patents, and copyright patents

Utility patents, design patents, and trade secret patents

Utility patents, patent applications, and provisional patents

20 years from the date of filing

14 years from the date of issue

17 years from the date of issue

20 years from the date of issue

Patent prosecution

Patent application

Patent examination

Patent issuance

Filing a patent application

Conducting a patent search

Hiring a patent attorney

Developing a prototype of the invention

To determine if the invention is novel and non-obvious

To identify potential prior art

To avoid infringing on existing patents

All of the above

Any information that was publicly available before the invention was made

Any information that was disclosed to the public by the inventor before the invention was made

Any information that was patented before the invention was made

All of the above

The invention must be new and different from anything that was known or used before

The invention must be new and different from anything that was patented before

The invention must be new and different from anything that was publicly disclosed before

All of the above

The invention must not be obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art

The invention must be a significant improvement over prior art

The invention must be commercially successful

All of the above

The right to make, use, sell, and license the invention

The right to exclude others from making, using, selling, and licensing the invention

The right to sue for infringement of the patent

All of the above

To pay maintenance fees to the USPTO

To mark patented products with the patent number

To provide notice of infringement to infringers

All of the above

Making, using, selling, or licensing a patented invention without the permission of the patent holder

Importing a patented product into the United States without the permission of the patent holder

Offering to sell or sell a patented product in the United States without the permission of the patent holder

All of the above

Injunctions

Damages

Attorney fees

All of the above

A patent protects an invention, while a trademark protects a brand

A patent is granted for a specific period of time, while a trademark can be renewed indefinitely

A patent can be enforced against anyone who infringes it, while a trademark can only be enforced against those who use it in a confusingly similar manner

All of the above

A patent protects an invention, while a copyright protects an original work of authorship

A patent is granted for a specific period of time, while a copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years

A patent can be enforced against anyone who infringes it, while a copyright can only be enforced against those who copy the original work

All of the above