1) An inventor developed a new turbofan blade for jet engines. He obtains a patent for the new design and sells all his patent rights to the design to Acme Jet Engine Company. Acme then produces and sells a new jet engine based on the design to the aviation public. Beta Aircraft Corporation purchases two of Acme’s new jet engines from a retailer selling Acme engines and installs them in its own research craft. What can Acme do?
A) Bring a lawsuit to compel Beta to purchase all of its jet engines from Acme.
B)Nothing, as long as Beta only operates the engine as a normal user and not use it in the design of its own products.
C)Bring a patent infringement action against Beta and prevent Beta from using the Acme engines.
D)Legally compel Beta to remove the jet engines from the research aircraft.