Deck 2: Property Law

Question 1

You have the legal right to prevent your neighbour from building a tall house that obstructs your view of the ocean.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A mobile amusement ride is bolted to the ground so that it is stable during operation. Is the ride real property or personal property?

Answer 2

Personal property. If the purpose of the fixing is to better enjoy the item fixed, the act of fixing does not make the item real property.

Question 3

Your neighbour intends to dig a basement close to your property boundary. The neighbour wants to ensure lateral support to your land, and so installs ground anchors that extend under your land. Has the neighbour done anything wrong?

A) no, the neighbour is complying with his duty to provide lateral support
B) no, the neighbour is entitled to take reasonable steps to facilitate construction on his land
C) yes, the neighbour's anchors are trespassing onto your land because you did not agree to them being installed
D) yes, ground anchors stretch as they take load, and so your land will settle as this occurs; the neighbour has compromised lateral support to your land

Answer 3

yes, the neighbour's anchors are trespassing onto your land because you did not agree to them being installed

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about easements?

A) an easement permits the holder to harvest trees from the land
B) easements can be created through historical use
C) easements give others the right to use your property
D) easements can be registered against title in the land title office

Question 5

Ideas can be protected using:

A) copyright law
B) trademark law
C) trade secrets
D) industrial designs

Question 6

The term of patent protection in Canada is:

A) 50 years from the date the application is filed
B) 20 years from the date the patent is granted
C) 20 years from the date the first invention is disclosed to the public
D) 20 years from the date the application is filed

Question 7

Discuss the importance of registration of patents, copyright, trademarks, and industrial designs respectively.