Pay-to-Buy.com, Inc. obtains a patent on an online payment system. The patent is vaguely worded and overly broad. In evaluating the patent, a court is most likely to
A) have difficulty, resulting in Pay-to-Buy being targeted by patent trolls.
B) apply the patent broadly.
C) issue a vaguely worded protection order.
D) hold that Pay-to-Buy's business practices are illegal.

Question

Pay-to-Buy.com, Inc. obtains a patent on an online payment system. The patent is vaguely worded and overly broad. In evaluating the patent, a court is most likely to​
A) ​have difficulty, resulting in Pay-to-Buy being targeted by patent trolls.
B) ​apply the patent broadly.
C) ​issue a vaguely worded protection order.
D) ​hold that Pay-to-Buy's business practices are illegal.

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Courts often have difficulty with vaguely worded and overly broad patents, which can lead to challenges and exploitation by patent trolls.

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