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PLEASE HELP 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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A patent law is a application to obtain protection under U.S. law. Patents are territorial in nature
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