1.Read the webpage. Then, choose the correct answers.
1. What is the purpose of the webpage?
A.to discuss frequent errors on patent applications
B.to address common questions about patents
C.to encourage people not to violate patents
D.to review the patent status of several inventions
According to tre website, which is NOT part of a patent?
A. a list of sir— inventions
B. important development milestones
C. specifications and drawings
D. the features that the patent protects
3.What is necessary to receive a patent?
A. drawing
B. an attorney
C. a monopoly
D. a witness
2.Match the words or phrases (1-8) with the definitions (A-H).
1. milestone 5.witnessed
2. claims 6.ornamental
3. drawing 7. patent duration
4. monopoty 8.specification
A. signed in the presence of official observers
B. part of a patent that describe what the patent protects
C. a visual of something
D. an exact requirement regarding how to make something
E.an important step towards achieving a goal
F. how long a patent protects an invention
G. something used for decoration or to improve t the appearance of something
H. a situation in which only one person or group can create something
3.Listen to a conversation between a mechanical engineer and an attorney. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F)
1.The women developed an improvement to an existing product.
2.The women previously flied for a different patent.
3.The man recommends filling for a patent after production.
4.Listen again and complete the conversation.
Engineer: Thanks for meeting with me. Do you 1_________________________
to look over the papers I sent?
Attorney: Yes, Did you file 2___________________________yet?
Engineer: No, I’ve never filed for a patent before. Do you think 3____________
_______?
Attorney: Yes, Your improvement to the four-stroke engine is 4_____________.
Engineer: 5_______________ if I don’t apply for this patent?
Attorney: Probably nothing. But someone else could think of the 6___________.
Then that person could sell it.
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