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KarishmaB , chetan2u, why can't the answer be "the employee has received a significant amount of money from the sale" and "the company has plans to expand into publishing" as it is mentioned in the passage that - [color=#0f0f0f]Any idea or invention conceived of by employees that is related to Company X’s past, present, or future business is owned exclusively by Company X, not the individual employee. & The employee may not use or exploit that idea or invention for his or her personal benefit.[/color]
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KarishmaB , chetan2u, why can't the answer be "the employee has received a significant amount of money from the sale" and "the company has plans to expand into publishing" as it is mentioned in the passage that - [color=#0f0f0f]Any idea or invention conceived of by employees that is related to Company X’s past, present, or future business is owned exclusively by Company X, not the individual employee. & The employee may not use or exploit that idea or invention for his or her personal benefit.[/color]
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That pair doesn’t work because the two statements aren’t logically connected. The employee earning money doesn’t prove the work is related to Company X’s business, and the company’s future plans to enter publishing don’t establish ownership. The correct pair links the use of company resources (writing on a company computer) with the rule that any such use makes the work related to the company’s business.
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But it says - Any idea or invention conceived of by employees that is related to Company X’s past, present, or future business is owned exclusively by Company X, not the individual employee.

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That pair doesn’t work because the two statements aren’t logically connected. The employee earning money doesn’t prove the work is related to Company X’s business, and the company’s future plans to enter publishing don’t establish ownership. The correct pair links the use of company resources (writing on a company computer) with the rule that any such use makes the work related to the company’s business.
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But it says - Any idea or invention conceived of by employees that is related to Company X’s past, present, or future business is owned exclusively by Company X, not the individual employee.


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Check this: ...if a Company X employee has conceived of an idea or invention during his/her employment with Company X...

Their pair fails because it never shows the novel was created during employment or tied to Company X’s work. Getting money is irrelevant.
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Thank you! Bunuel
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Check this: ...if a Company X employee has conceived of an idea or invention during his/her employment with Company X...

Their pair fails because it never shows the novel was created during employment or tied to Company X’s work. Getting money is irrelevant.
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Question - Company X has claimed ownership of the novel on the basis of the stated policy, and the employee intends to dispute the Company's claim.

If ____1____, then a successful defense (means we have to defend employee claim, else what could be defense against, so 1 has to be something which goes against the company i.e. in the favour of employee) of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that ____2____ (what will company from its existing policy highlight to defend this)


The question asks: If (1), then a successful defense of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that (2).

In other words, if an employee makes a particular ownership claim, what argument would the company use in response to defend its ownership.

For blank (1), I selected Option B, which reflects a claim made on the employee. Given that the paragraph states that intellectual property relating to future business activities also belongs to the company, the company's defense would rely on that principle. Therefore, for blank (2), I selected Option E.

Leading to If the employee makes claim 1, then the company will defend itself by saying 2 structure

Where am I going wrong. Please help
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Question - Company X has claimed ownership of the novel on the basis of the stated policy, and the employee intends to dispute the Company's claim.

If ____1____, then a successful defense (means we have to defend employee claim, else what could be defense against, so 1 has to be something which goes against the company i.e. in the favour of employee) of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that ____2____ (what will company from its existing policy highlight to defend this)


The question asks: If (1), then a successful defense of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that (2).

In other words, if an employee makes a particular ownership claim, what argument would the company use in response to defend its ownership.

For blank (1), I selected Option B, which reflects a claim made on the employee. Given that the paragraph states that intellectual property relating to future business activities also belongs to the company, the company's defense would rely on that principle. Therefore, for blank (2), I selected Option E.

Leading to If the employee makes claim 1, then the company will defend itself by saying 2 structure

Where am I going wrong. Please help
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Your interpretation is off in two specific ways:

Blank (1) is not “a claim made by the employee.” It is a condition that, if true, makes the company’s defense more likely to succeed.

Blank (2) is not “what the policy already says” or a business plan. It is the specific legal-style reasoning the company would use to connect the novel to the policy’s “related to the company’s business” requirement.

That is why your B to E chain does not match what the sentence is asking for. Please study the previous discussion for more context.
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Thank you Bunuel.

Is there any post for DI which can help me learn and avoid such kind of mistakes that I can refer to.

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Your interpretation is off in two specific ways:

Blank (1) is not “a claim made by the employee.” It is a condition that, if true, makes the company’s defense more likely to succeed.

Blank (2) is not “what the policy already says” or a business plan. It is the specific legal-style reasoning the company would use to connect the novel to the policy’s “related to the company’s business” requirement.

That is why your B to E chain does not match what the sentence is asking for. Please study the previous discussion for more context.
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Question - Company X has claimed ownership of the novel on the basis of the stated policy, and the employee intends to dispute the Company's claim.

If ____1____, then a successful defense (means we have to defend employee claim, else what could be defense against, so 1 has to be something which goes against the company i.e. in the favour of employee) of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that ____2____ (what will company from its existing policy highlight to defend this)


The question asks: If (1), then a successful defense of the Company's claimed ownership rights would likely include a statement that (2).

In other words, if an employee makes a particular ownership claim, what argument would the company use in response to defend its ownership.

For blank (1), I selected Option B, which reflects a claim made on the employee. Given that the paragraph states that intellectual property relating to future business activities also belongs to the company, the company's defense would rely on that principle. Therefore, for blank (2), I selected Option E.

Leading to If the employee makes claim 1, then the company will defend itself by saying 2 structure

Where am I going wrong. Please help
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This is really confusing. We are told that "Company X has claimed ownership of the novel on the basis of the stated policy, and the employee intends to dispute the Company's claim." I find it very misleading that "a successful defense of the Company's claimed ownership" does not refer to the employee's dispute. In the legal world, a defense is in support of the person defending against a claim - this is literally what filing a defense means. I would have never thought that we are referring to the Company's claim here. Unless this is common US wording?
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This is really confusing. We are told that "Company X has claimed ownership of the novel on the basis of the stated policy, and the employee intends to dispute the Company's claim." I find it very misleading that "a successful defense of the Company's claimed ownership" does not refer to the employee's dispute. In the legal world, a defense is in support of the person defending against a claim - this is literally what filing a defense means. I would have never thought that we are referring to the Company's claim here. Unless this is common US wording?
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I see your point. However, here, “a successful defense of the Company’s claimed ownership rights” means support of the company’s claim, not support of the employee’s dispute.

It is confusing because the sentence mentions the employee disputing the claim right before that.
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