Silver Tape Corporation has developed a new type of adhesive tape. Whi

QUESTION

Silver Tape Corporation has developed a new type of adhesive tape. Which of the following types of legal protections can grant the company exclusive rights for a defined period to the manufacture, use, or sale of the new adhesive tape?

A. Warrant

B. Patent

C. Copyright

D. Trademark

E. Writ

ANSWER

B
A patent grants the inventor of a new product or process exclusive rights for a defined period to the manufacture, use, or sale of that invention.