Question $21$

$1$ pts

$21.$ HeartBeat, Inc. holds a patent for a complex medical device that monitors heart activity. All of the following statements are true except:

HeartBeat, Inc. is able to profit from having exclusive rights to sell the patented medical device, but only during the life of the patent.

Anyone who wishes to sell the patented medical device during the life of the patent must first obtain permission from HeartBeat, Inc. to do so$.$

Once the patent for HeartBeat, Inc.$\text{'}$s medical device expires, the product will enter the public domain, which means anyone will be able to make, sell, or use the medical device without paying HeartBeat, Inc.

Once the patent for HeartBeat, Inc.$\text{'}$s medical device expires, the product will enter the public domain, which means that only the government will be able to make, sell, or use the medical device without paying HeartBeat, Inc.

$$ The patent held by HeartBeat, Inc. is a property right granted to it by the United States Patent and Trademark Office $($USPTO$).$