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Patent

What patent means in economics, as one of barriers to entry, with an example and a question to test yourself.

Definition
Patent
A patent gives the inventor the exclusive legal right to make, use or sell the invention for a limited time.
Example

Can you think of an example of patent?

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Can you name five barriers to entry?

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