When an invention is made, the inventor has three possible (1) of action open to him: he can give the invention to the world by publishing it, keep the idea (2) , or patent it.
A (3) patent is the result of a bargain (4) between an inventor and the state, hut the inventor gets a limited period of monopoly and publishes full details of his invention to the public after that period (5) .
Only in the most exceptional circumstances (6) the lifespan of a patent (7) to alter this normal process of events.
The longest extension ever (8) was to Georges Valensi; his 1939 patent for color TV receiver circuit was extended until 1971 because for most of the patent’s normal life there was no color TV to (9) and thus no hope for reward for the invention.
Because a patent remains permanently (10) after it has terminated, the shelves of the library attached to the (11) office contai
A. longer
B. older
C. weaker
D. younger
某房地产公司计划在北京开发某住宅项目,采用公开招标的形式有A、B、C、D、E、F六家施工单位领取了招标文件。本工程招标文件规定:2004年10月20日下午17:30为投标文件接收终止时间。在提交投标文件的同时,需投标单位提供投标保证金20万元。在2004年10月20日,A、B、C、D、F五家投标单位在下午17:30前将投标文件送达,E单位在次日上午8:00送达。各单位均按招标文件的规定提供了投标保证金。在10月20日上午10:25时,B单位向招标人递交了一份投标价格下降5%的书面说明。开标时,由招标人检查投标文件的密封情况,确认无误后,由工作人员当众拆封,并宣读了A、B、C、D、F承包商的名称、投标价格、工期和其他主要内容。在开标过程中,招标人发现C单位的标袋密封处仅有投标单位公章,没有法定代表人印章或签字。评标委员会委员由招标人直接确定,共有4人组成,其中招标人代表2人,经济专家1人,技术专家1人。招标人委托评标委员会确定中标人,经过综合评定,评标委员会确定A单位为中标单位。
【问题】
1.在招标投标过程中有何不妥之处?说明理由。
2.B单位向招标人递交的书面说明是否有效?
3.在开标后,招标人应对C单位的投标书作何处理?为什么?
4.投标书在哪些情况下可作为废标处理?
5.招标人对E单位的投标书作废标处理是否正确?理由是什么?
我来回答: