Patents are particularly advantageous because:
A) the owner has exclusive rights to its use for the length of his life
B) it never expires
C) the owner may not be sued for 15 years
D) it is automatically registered worldwide
E) none of the other choices

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Patents grant the owner exclusive rights to the invention for a limited period, typically 20 years, not for the length of their life, and they do expire. Patents also must be registered in each country where protection is sought; there is no automatic worldwide registration. The owner can indeed be sued, for various reasons, even with a patent.

Patents Are Particularly Advantageous Because