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.
An example of genomic imprinting in the mouse.
mouse genomes
mouse genomes
Grasshopper Mouse
The crystal structure of an IgG molecule from mouse
Synteny between human and mouse chromosomes