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True or False. Because patents create monopolies, consumers would be better off if no patents were...

True or False. Because patents create monopolies, consumers would be better off if no patents were allowed for new products.

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The patents encourage new Innoventions and if there are no patent rights then there may be very few innovations that will reduce consumer surplus in total from all goods and services so it is not true that the consumer is better off without patents.

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