Precise Factory Machinery,Inc. ,obtains a patent on a drill press.Quackley Equipment Company copies the design.This patent is infringed
A)only if Quackley copies the press in its entirety.
B)only if Quackley sells the press in the market.
C)only if Quackley copies the press in its entirety and sells it.
D)regardless of whether Quackley copies the press in its entirety or sells it.

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Patent infringement occurs when someone makes, uses, sells or imports a patented invention without the permission of the patent holder, regardless of whether they copied the design entirely or sold it in the market. So, option D is the correct answer.