alleryStart learning →A patent gives an inventor which right?
ATo own every idea on Earth
BTo collect all taxes from buyers
CTo stop others from selling it
DTo make it free for everyone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. To stop others from selling it
A patent lets the owner exclude others from making, using or selling the invention for a limited time.
Keep practising Invention
Browse all Invention questions for Olympiad (Class 5), or explore more General Knowledge topics.
Related questions
Which of these is among the earliest human inventions, dating back to early humans?Railroads, aviation, vaccination and the smartphone belong to which kind of invention?Crude stone tools called Oldowan tools are among the earliest inventions. Roughly how old The word inventor comes from the Latin verb invenire. What does it mean?A patent is granted in India only. Where does it protect the inventor?In the twentieth century, which method largely replaced letterpress in commercial printingA hand press used a long handle to turn a threaded rod. Which two machines worked togetherIn an old printing shop, what did the compositor arrange into lines of text?