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It is claimed that in 1896, a man by the name of Italo Marchiony invented the ice cream cone in New York City. He was granted a patent for this cup-shaped invention in 1903.

Select the meaning of the word patent as it is used in the sentence.

A government inspection of an invention to determine if it will sell successfully
A reward for an invention created by someone outside of the country
The right granted by a social committee to open a store to sell an invention
The right granted by the government to an inventor to make or sell a product

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Well a patent typically means that nobody else can copy what you made, like it is protected. So in the sentence I would think that patent would mean that his cup shape invention was protected, but I don’t seem to see an answer for it. But if I had to pick one, my best guess would be “The right granted by a government to an inventor to make or sell an invention”.
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Answer:

the last option:)

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