“ An Early expression of democracy, The US patent system is out of step with today’s citizens” This passage is adapted from the article “ In early expression of democracy, the US patent system is out of step with today’s citizens” By Shobita Parthasarathy. In which paragraph does Shobita Parthasarathy explicitly argued that public opinion should be considered in the US patent system?

Question

“ An Early expression of democracy, The US patent system is out of step with today’s citizens” This passage is adapted from the article “ In early expression of democracy, the US patent system is out of step with today’s citizens” By Shobita Parthasarathy. In which paragraph does Shobita Parthasarathy explicitly argued that public opinion should be considered in the US patent system?

A) Paragraph 4
B) Paragraph 5
C) Paragraph 6
D) Paragraph 7

Answer 1

C) Paragraph 6

In this paragraph, Shobita Parthasarathy states, "The patent system, as an early expression of democracy, is premised on the idea that it should benefit the public." This suggests that public opinion should be considered in the US patent system.