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need asap A man named Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone invention in 1876. Today, many Americans carry a cell phone around with them. Define patent law and describe how patents encourage competition.

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Patent law is the field of law by which inventors are given exclusive right to their inventions/ideas.

This enables the inventor to solely profit from their invention.

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