5 The ultimate aim of the TRIPS Agreement is to achieve the goal of harmonization over the substantive patent law under various jurisdictions, by the adoption of the minimum standards of protection. In the above paragraph, “harmonization” means:
(A) unification
(B) accordance
(C) cooperation
(D) assistance

1 The purpose of patents is to stimulate innovation by rewarding people for new inventions. Which one of the following choices can be best substituted for the word “innovation”? (A) invincibility (B) creation (C) invasion (D) calmness

2 International patent and knowledge licensing is the most critical form of technology transfer to third world development. Which one of the following choices can be best substituted for the word “critical”? (A) important (B) insignificant (C) impossible (D) presumptuous

3 When the examiner inappropriately combined some components selected from the prior art to fit the parameters of the invention, such determination of nonobviousness would fall in to the hindsight bias. In the above paragraph, “bias” means: (A) prejudice (B) oblique (C) premonition (D) ground

4 The preliminary injunction the plaintiff seeks in the case of patent infringement is an extraordinary remedy. Besides the consideration of public interest, the irreparable harms must be proved to justify the order of injunction. In the above paragraph, “irreparable” means: (A) inexplicable (B) inexorable (C) irrecoverable (D) irrebutable

6 The elements of patentability do not include which of the following: (A) novelty (B) utility (C) portability (D) nonobviousness

7 Which type of patent protection is not provided in the Patent Act of the United States? (A) utility patents (B) design patents (C) plant patents (D) working patents

8 After the decision of eBay v. MercExchange handing down from the Supreme Court in the United States, to grant the permanent injunction the court must consider the “four factors” before making the decision. Which one of the following choices is not within the “four factors”? (A) likelihood of success on the merits (B) irreparable harm (C) public interest (D) paying sufficient bonds

9 In the United States, even though the inventor was first to invent, he may be barred if he publicly uses or sells it outside the twelve month grace period. What is the term to describe the situation? (A) periodical bar (B) statutory bar (C) insufficient bar (D) incomplete bar

10 Which one of the following treaties has no relationship with the patent protection? (A) Paris Convention (B) Patent Cooperation Treaty (C) Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (D) Nice Agreement

11 Which one of the following factors is most unlikely to be considered in a patent litigation in the United States? (A) Discovery Proceeding (B) Markman Hearing (C) Criminal Penalty (D) Permanent Injunction