U.S. antitrust laws are designed to prohibit monopolization and encourage competition. Why, then, does the government erect barriers to entry and create monopoly power by granting firms patents?

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Q: Antitrust policy is designed to?

A: The objective of the question is to understand the purpose of antitrust policies in economics.