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

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

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

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

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

11 According to the Patent Act, which of the following statement is incorrect? (A) The patentee of a reinvention shall not practice his/her patented invention without obtaining a prior consent from the patentee of the original invention. (B) When the inventor's right to indicate his/her name is infringed, he/she may request a ruling to indicate the inventor's name or otherwise to recover his/her reputation. (C) No utility model patent shall be granted to a utility model application which is detrimental to public order or public health. (D) An agreement concluded between an employer and an employee, by which the employee is precluded from enjoying his/her legitimate rights and interests in respect of his/her invention, utility model or design, shall be valid.

12 According to the Patent Act, when a patentee is a natural person, school or a small and medium enterprise, which of the following fee may be reduced or exempted upon the patentee’s request? (A) the fee for request for a compulsory license. (B) the filing fee for a patent application (C) the patent annuity (D) the fee for request a reexamination

13 According to the Patent Act, which of the following statement is incorrect? (A) An invention patent right shall extinguish in the case of expiry on the duration of a patent right. (B) An invention patent right shall extinguish in the case of death of the patentee whether with or without an heir. (C) An invention patent right shall extinguish in the case of the patentee's failure of effecting the payment of a patent annuity for the second year or any year thereafter within the grace period. (D) An invention patent right shall extinguish in the case of voluntary abandonment of a patent right.