1.   Legislation should be considered to extend statutory protection to auditors so that they can report reasonable suspicion of fraud to investigatory authorities.

2.   The Canadian parliament recently extended patent protection after pharmaceutical companies promised to control prices and to increase their spending on research into new drugs.

3.   The growth of commerce saw protection extended to references given by bankers and employers, and to information shared among traders.

4.   American Home Products Corp. lost its bid today to extend patent protection for its anti-arthritis drug, Lodine, when Congress deleted the provision from health insurance legislation.

5.   American Home Products Corp. lost its bid to extend patent protection for its anti-arthritis drug Lodine today when Congress deleted the provision from health insurance legislation.

6.   At the same time, Brazil is pressing for an overhaul of the international rules governing intellectual property rights so more protections can be extended to its indigenous peoples.

7.   Barr hopes the federal bill will extend the protections Floridians enjoy to the rest of the country.

8.   Bradley has proposed extending civil rights protections to homosexuals and allowing gays to serve in the military.

9.   -- Refused to extend patent protection for new plant varieties beyond a prohibition on direct reproduction, through grafting or other means, or a single new plant.

10.   A bill that would extend protection to university employees who report possible violations of law by state employees is pending in the state House.