What cause-and-effect relationship is described in this article?

When toppings are put onto a hot pizza, they often become soggy.
When an invention is patented, the inventor must become its manufacturer.
When steam rises from a hot pizza, the box top can sag into the cheese and sauce.
When a patent expires, the invention cannot be sold until the patent is renewed.

The cause-and-effect relationship described in this article is: putting toppings onto a hot pizza causes them to become soggy.