Question 1
Which of the following is
not protected by intellectual property law?
◦ music compositions
◦ sculptures
◦ inventions
◦ scientific theories
◦ building designs
Question 2
Harvard College sought protection for a genetically altered mouse. Which of the following statements would be true?
◦ Unless the
Patent Act is amended, higher life forms can only be patented under the doctrine of "sound prediction."
◦ Unless the
Patent Act is amended, higher life forms cannot be patented in Canada.
◦ The mouse was granted patent protection on the basis that it was not the product of the laws of nature.
◦ The mouse was granted patent protection on the basis that it was a non-naturally occurring composition of matter.
◦ The mouse was granted patent protection on the basis that it was the product of inventiveness.