PrepTest 139, Section 3, Question 19
Passage A is from a 2007 article on(491 more words not shown)
Passage A(300 more words not shown)
Passage B(199 more words not shown)
The authors of the passages(14 more words not shown)
- Aamass their own(4 more words not shown)
- Battempt to license(5 more words not shown)
- Cexploit patents already(3 more words not shown)
- Drefrain from infringing(7 more words not shown)
- Eresearch the patents(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Both distinguish opposition to the system from practical self-protection. A warns that a company without a stockpile can be defenseless against lawsuits. B announces its own portfolio as a defense against misuse. So we should expect agreement on building a portfolio, even though neither treats the need to do so as a good feature of the system.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Amassing patents supplies the threat of a countersuit that A describes and the defensive position B adopts. It reduces vulnerability; it does not guarantee that the company will never face a lawsuit.
- B
A discusses licensing but explains why identifying and licensing everything relevant may be impractical. B doesn't present licensing as its recommended response. We lack a shared recommendation here.
- C
Neither advises deliberately exploiting a competitor's patented invention. Warning that infringement is difficult to avoid is not an instruction to infringe. Their common response is to build a defense.
- D
Complete avoidance sounds desirable, but A explains why it can be nearly impossible in software development. Neither presents this as the practical solution to the situation being discussed.
- E
A says the search itself can be prohibitively expensive, and B does not recommend more thorough patent research. This is not the protective strategy they both endorse. It adds an effort that the discussion has not established as a workable common answer.
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