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HELPPP!!! 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
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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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Patents are a document that gives an inventor the sole legal right to an invention for a period of time. they encourage competition because people have to be original. They can't copy off others.
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