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| A firm that is the only seller of a good or service that does not have a close substitute. |
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| The exclusive right to a product for a period of 20 years from the date the product is invented. |
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| A government-granted exclusive right to produce and sell a creation. |
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| A designation by the government that a firm is the only legal provider of a good or service. |
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| The situation where the usefulness of a product increase the with the number of consumers who use it. |
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| A situation in which economies of scale are so large that one firm can supply the entire market at a lower average total cost than can two or more firms. |
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| The ability of a firm to charge a price greater than marginal cost. |
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| An agreement among firms to charge the same price or otherwise not to compete. |
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| Laws aimed at eliminating collusion and promoting competition among firms. |
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| A merger between firms in the same industry. |
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| A merger between firms at different stages of production of a good. |
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