A(n) ________ is a state of readiness, based on experience, that influences an individual's response to something

Which of the following is the next step in the process of obtaining a patent after contacting a patent attorney?

A) The attorney does a patent search to make sure that no other similar patent exists. B) The attorney files a patent application with the Patent Office. C) The attorney attends a legal hearing so a judge can evaluate the patent application. D) The U.S. Patent Office checks if two copies of the patent design have been submitted to the Library of Congress.

In many cases a firm that has gone private via an LBO subsequently re-emerges as a publicly traded firm (via another IPO). This transaction is called a

a. reprise IPO. b. resumption. c. reverse LBO. d. rollover.