Which of the following is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for the disclosure of an invention?

Copyright protects original works of authorship, like literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, not inventions.

Snooping refers to the act of secretly observing or investigating someone or something, and is not an intellectual property right.

A utility model is a form of intellectual property right granted for minor inventions, but the broadest and most common term for the description provided is a patent.

A patent is a form of intellectual property that grants its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing an invention for a limited period. This exclusive right is given by the state in exchange for the public disclosure of the invention.