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by niketdoshi123 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:49 am
Because a manufacturer secures a patent for a pharmaceutical compound, the patent does not bar competitors from producing a chemical like it, as long as those chemicals have at least one structural difference with the patented compound.

a)Because a manufacturer secures a patent for a pharmaceutical compound, the patent does not bar competitors from producing a chemical like it, as long as those chemicals have at least one structural difference with the patented compound.

b)That a manufacturer has secured a patent for one of its pharmaceutical compounds do not bar competitors from producing similar chemicals and having at least one important difference from the patented compound.

c)A patent for one of a manufacturer's pharmaceutical compounds does not bar competitors from producing a chemical like the patented compound, as long as the two differ structurally in at least one way.

d)When securing a patent for one of a manufacturer's pharmaceutical compounds, competitors are not barred from the production of chemicals such as the patented compound, provided that there is at least one structural difference.

e)Even if a manufacturer secures a patent for one of its pharmaceutical compounds, this does not bar competitors from the production of a chemical such as the patented compound, but having at least one structural difference from it.
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:55 am
The correct answer is C.
A - "it" is ambiguous
B - violation of the Subject Verb Agreement
D - the sentence is illogical, the participial clause is formed incorrectly
E - the clauses which are conjoined using but are not parallel
C - correct
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by mv12 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:32 pm
My Pick E.

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by niketdoshi123 » Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:05 am
OA is C

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