Question

Ruby invents a new type of pillow and obtains a patent for it. Sleep-Time Inc. believes that Ruby’s pillow infringes on one of Sleep-Time’s previously patented products. Sleep-Time must file a challenge to Ruby’s patent withina. twenty years.b. nine months.c. the life of the inventor plus seventy years.d. no specific time.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) nine months

Explanation:

The federal government grants patents to inventors so that they have exclusive rights to make, use, sell, or offer to sell an invention for a limited time: design patents last 14 years, while if you actually create a product the patent will last 20 years.

The whole idea behind patents is to give the inventor the time needed to reap the benefits  of their inventory in order to replenish costs and make a profit before other companies can make generic copies of the invention.