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Can you pls explain the answer for Q6.
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Can you pls explain the answer for Q6.


I got Q6 wrong too but figured where I went wrong.. Below are my 2 cents

6. The passage provides the strongest support for inferring which one of the following?

We are asked for an option which 'MUST BE TRUE' based on the passage

(A) Policy makers are no less likely than academic researchers to favor new restrictions on biotechnology patents. --> No. Nothing about policy makers and their preference on patents. Cannot be inferred.

(B) Most biotechnology patent holders believe that the pursuit of basic research in academic institutions threatens their market position. --> No. Nothing mentioned about basic research threatening market position. Passage says 'enforcing patents is done to maintain market position'

(C) Biotechnology researchers who work in academic institutions and oppose biotechnology patents are generally unable to obtain funding for their work. --> No. We cannot say that they do not generally NOT get funding. They do prefer not having the trouble of taking on patents but nothing on their funding struggles.

(D) Suing for patent infringement is not the only way in which patent holders can assert legal control over the use of their patented materials. --> Correct. We see the other way to have legal control is by charging more for the patent usage... Hence Suing is NOT THE ONLY WAY. And D is correct.

(E) Rapid commercialization in the field of biotechnology has led to a dearth of highly educated biologists willing to teach in academic institutions. --> No. No mention of biologists and their interests towards teaching.
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Why is D wrong in option 4? I was confused bw C and D but decided to go with D. Also how do you prevent such mistakes?

Please also share explanation for Q8?

Q8? You mean Q7? I see there are only 7 questions posted.
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Q4. With which one of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?

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The entire third passage comprises of author's opinion.

In reality, whether a patent could or would be enforced against a researcher, particularly one conducting basic and noncommercial research, is questionable. First, patent litigation is an expensive endeavor and one usually initiated only to protect a market position occupied by the patent holder or an exclusive patent licensee. Second, there has been a tradition among judges deciding patent cases to respect a completely noncommercial research exception to patent infringement.

(A) In the early days of biotechnology research, scientists freely shared research materials because they were not entitled to intellectual property protection for their inventions.
(B) Corporate patent holders typically charge excessive fees for the right to conduct research involving their patented materials.
(C) The cost of patent litigation is an effective check on patent holders who might otherwise try to prevent researchers engaged in basic research from using patented materials.
(D) Biotechnology researchers in academic institutions rely too heavily on funding that is partially contingent on the patentability of their results.
(E) Scientists who oppose the idea of patenting biotechnology do so because their work is not sufficiently innovative to qualify for patent protection.

Q6. The passage provides the strongest support for inferring which one of the following?

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These restrictions are seen as arising either from enforcement of a patent right or through operation of a contractual agreement. (Sentence 2, Second paragraph)
Patent right and contractual agreement both are legal controls.

(A) Policy makers are no less likely than academic researchers to favor new restrictions on biotechnology patents.
(B) Most biotechnology patent holders believe that the pursuit of basic research in academic institutions threatens their market position.
(C) Biotechnology researchers who work in academic institutions and oppose biotechnology patents are generally unable to obtain funding for their work.
(D) Suing for patent infringement is not the only way in which patent holders can assert legal control over the use of their patented materials.
(E) Rapid commercialization in the field of biotechnology has led to a dearth of highly educated biologists willing to teach in academic institutions.

Q7. Suppose a university researcher wants to conduct basic, noncommercial research involving cell lines patented by a for-profit biotechnology corporation. The author would be most likely to make which one of the following predictions about the researcher's prospects?

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Second, there has been a tradition among judges deciding patent cases to respect a completely noncommercial research exception to patent infringement.

(A) The researcher will probably be unable to use the cell lines because the corporation holding the patent will demand a prohibitively high payment for their use.
(B) The corporation holding the patent will probably successfully sue the researcher for patent infringement if she conducts the research without permission.
(C) The university that employs the researcher will likely prohibit the research in an effort to avoid being sued by the corporation holding the patent.
(D) The researcher has a good chance of not being held liable for patent infringement if she conducts the research and is subsequently sued.
(E) The corporation will probably offer to fund the research if granted exclusive rights to any resulting marketable product.
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