| A | B |
|---|
| interstate commerce | business transactions involving companies in more than one state |
| intrastate commerce | refers to business transactions involving companies that do business only in one state |
| contract | an agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value, usually money, is fundamental to doing business |
| patent | gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell the item for 17 years |
| copyright | protects the creative work of authors, composers, and artists |
| trademark | a word, letter, or symbol associated with specific company or product |
| public utility | an orginization that supplies a service or pruduct vital to all people |
| monopoly | exists when a business has control of the market for a product or service |
| antitrust laws | a government action designed to promote competition and fairness and to prevent monopolies |
| revenue | the governments income; obtained by taxes and borrowing |
