Question

When a patent is determined to be TOO strong, one proof of this is  

that the company is still continuing to produce meaningful innovation when a patent is about to expire

that the research conducted is yielding new and very useful results before the patent is about to expire

the innovation levels in the company is decreasing

the company is on the verge of having a cure for cancer in the following year but its patent is about to expire next month

Answer 1

Soln. It does not make sense to have the patent strong when it is about to expire or innovation level is decreasing. So, option c and d is ruled out. It is normal for the patent to be eligible for strong patent, when it is producing the innovation before the expiry. What makes the patent strong is, when it still continues producing meaningful innovation, while reaching to his expiry date. Hence option a is correct statement, that states that when a patent is still continuing to produce meaningful innovation, when a patent is about to expire is correct option.