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How do patents help promote competition?

They support people who wish to copy and profit from registered inventions.
Knowing inventions can be protected encourages people to create new things.
The owner of the patent can prevent other people and businesses from innovation.
A patent can discourage businesses from offering new or improved goods and services.

User Eitan Peer
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Answer:

B. Knowing inventions will be protected, encourages people to create new things.

Step-by-step explanation:

Patents---> are supposed to protect inventions

Promote---> meaning to help out with something/ encourage something/ or support it!:)

Have a day friend!::::))))

User Terrell Plotzki
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Answer:

Knowing inventions can be protected encourages people to create new things.

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