Can intellectual property be sold?
Question and options
Can intellectual property be sold?
- No
- Sale is possible
- Sale is not proper
- None of the given options is correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Sale is possible
Intellectual property is property, so it can be sold, that is, assigned: patents, trade marks and copyright can all be assigned under their own Acts. So sale is possible, and the answers that deny sale or call it improper are wrong.
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