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The correct answer is "Patent." <br /><br />A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time, in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. It allows the patent holder to exclude others from making, using, selling, and importing the patented invention without permission.