A patent is best defined as...

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Rights given to an author or artist to publish and sell their work
Rights given to an author or artist to publish and sell their work
inability to pay one's debts
inability to pay one's debts
The action of busing and selling goods and services
The action of busing and selling goods and services
what gives the creator exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their invention.

what gives the creator exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their invention.