Question

Assertion (A): Patents are granted by governments to an inventor.
Reason (R): Patents prevent others from commercial use of an invention.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Hint:

Patents encourage innovation by protecting intellectual property rights.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Patents confer inventors legal rights for exclusive utilization of their discoveries. The fundamental purpose of granting patents is to prohibit unauthorized application, thereby enabling inventors to market their inventions without immediate rivals for a specified duration.