Which statement about patents is correct?

• A. A patent guarantees government funding to inventors.
• B. A patent protects ideas but not inventions.
• C. A patent is the registered right of an inventor to make, use, and sell an invention.
• D. A patent is the same as a copyright.

Answer: (C)

Patents grant a government-granted property right that lets the inventor exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for a set period. This protection is for a concrete invention or process with practical application, not for just ideas, and it does not provide government funding or financial support. It’s different from copyright, which covers creative works like writing or music, not inventions or technical methods. So the statement that accurately describes a patent is that it is the registered right of an inventor to make, use, and sell an invention.