4 Staff and patent examiners of the Patent Authority shall have the obligation to keep the confidentiality of the patent-related matters of any invention, utility model or design, or the trade secret of a patent application which has become known to or been held by them in the course of performing their duties. In the above paragraph, the word “confidentiality” means:
(A) confident
(B) efficiency
(C) secrecy
(D) proceeding

40.推力軸承之間隙計測，可用下列何種工具計測之？ (A)高度規 (B)間隙尺 (C)游標卡尺 (D)深度規

1 Taiwan-based HTC Corp., now the world's fifth-largest maker of smart phones, said that it would appeal an initial ruling made by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it has infringed two of ten patents held by Apple Inc. concerning portable electronic devices. In the above paragraph, the word “initial” means: (A)final (B)unfair (C)excessive (D)preliminary

2 According to the TRIPS Agreement, Members may provide limited exceptions to the exclusive rights conferred by a patent, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict with a normal exploitation of the patent and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the patent owner. In the above paragraph, the word “exploitation” means: (A) utilization (B) experimentation (C) escalation (D) inflation

3 The claims define the property rights provided by a patent, and thus require careful scrutiny. In the above paragraph, the word “scrutiny” means: (A) examination (B) inattention (C) preparation (D) distraction

5 In applying for patent right assignment registration, the original patentee or the assignee shall submit a request, the original Letters Patent and the patent right assignment agreement or other document(s) certifying such assignment. In the above paragraph, “Letters Patent” means: (A) patent application number (B) name of the invention (C) patent specification (D) patent certificate

6 Since a design is manifested in appearance, the subject matter of a design patent application may relate to the or shape of an article, to the surface ornamentation or color applied to an article, or to the both. Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence: (A)collection (B)texture (C)configuration (D)function

7 In the course of examining an invention patent application, the Patent Authority may, ex officio, notify a patent applicant to make a supplement or amendment to the specifications and/or drawings within a specified time limit. In the above paragraph, “ex officio” means: (A) free of charge (B) by oral communication (C) by request (D) by the power of the office

8 The patent owner sent a ___________ letter to the accused infringer notifying the possible infringement and requesting that the recipient stop the infringing activity immediately. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) cease and desist (B) recommendation (C) injunction (D) appraisal

9 A ___________ is a two or three-dimensional layout or topography of an integrated circuit. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) compilation work (B) mask work (C) original design (D) pseudonymous work

10 According to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, which of the following is not within the scope of “Industrial Property”? (A) patent (B) trademark (C) copyright (D) appellation of origin