Legislative branch ( congress )
No, it is a designated power of Congress.
Congress is given the authority to grant patents and copyrights.
Current US copyright protects works for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
The type of power that Congress possesses to make laws for copyrights and patents is known as exclusive legislative power. This means that only Congress has the authority to create laws related to intellectual property rights, including copyrights and patents. This power is derived from Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Well not the Reprieves but he has the power to grant Pardons.
No patents and copyrights were established by government to increase oligopoly and monopoly power.
They include the power to lay and collect taxes, to coin money, to regulate foreign and interstate commerce, to raise and maintain armed forces, to declare war, to fix standards of weights and measures, and to grant patents and copyrights.
money, defense, immigration, copyrights and patents
Intellectual Rights are copyrights and patents, things that are products of the mind. Governments grant intellectual rights so that scientists and artists can benefit financially from their work.
The President has the constitutional power to grant pardons.
In the United States, the power to grant titles of nobility is prohibited by the Constitution.
The intent is to encourage progress by allowing creators to ascribe value to (and ideally derive an income from) their creativity and hard work.