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In the context of Patents, which of the following best describes the objective of a defensive…

Defensive publication deliberately creates publicly available prior art against later patent applications. It grants no patent monopoly and does not postpone disclosure. It…

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In the context of Patents, which of the following best describes the objective of a defensive publication?
I. To delay disclosure of the invention until the commercial launch of the product.
II. To put a disclosure in the public domain to block future patent grants in similar technology.
III. To obtain a limited-time monopoly on the invention without a full patent filing and prosecution.
IV. An alternative to filing a patent application to prevent any charge of infringement in future by others.

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Correct answer A

Defensive publication deliberately creates publicly available prior art against later patent applications. It grants no patent monopoly and does not postpone disclosure. It also cannot guarantee freedom from infringement claims involving existing or other patent rights, so only the prior-art objective is correct.

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