Business Law question Bombaata, a mathematician, develops a new topological theorem called the Multi Manifold Overlay (MMO). Akiro, a physicist, uses the MMO to analyze anomalous data concerning subnuclear particles and arrives at a theory concerning the interactions of the fundamental components of matter, the Inverse Identity Hypothesis (IIH). Malek, an engineer, uses the IIH to develop a device that can transport objects from one place to another instantaneously, the Superseding Transit Gate (STG).

*Which (if any) of these persons can obtain a patent for the thing they developed?*

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