7 Which of the following is not the requirement for patentability?
(A) Novelty
(B) Inventive step
(C) Secrecy
(D) Industrial applicability

3 Under the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following patent category has primary protection on the ornamental appearance and visual appeal of products? (A) Invention patent (B) Utility model patent (C) Design patent (D) Plant patent

4 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, under what condition could the right to apply for a patent be assigned or abandoned while such right is jointly owned by two or more persons or entities? (A) Without any restriction (B) Consent of half joint owners (C) Consent of two-thirds of joint owners (D) Consent of all joint owners

5 Under the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following circumstance does not lead to the extinguishment of a patent right? (A) The patent term has expired (B) The patentee has charged excessive royalties (C) The patentee has passed away without heirs (D) The patentee abandoned the patent

6 Under the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following subject could be granted a design patent? (A) The shape of an article solely dictated by its function (B) The layout of integrated circuits and electronic circuits (C) Fine arts (D) The graphic user interface applied to an article

8 ________ is found where the accused subject matter falls precisely within the express boundaries of the patent claim. (A) Doctrine of equivalents (B) Literal infringement (C) Unclean hands doctrine (D) Equitable estoppel

9 Which of the following cannot be used as a defense against patent infringement accusations? (A) Forum shopping (B) Implied license (C) Inequitable conduct (D) Patent exhaustion

10 Which of the following can be used as extrinsic evidence in claim interpretation? (A) Specification (B) Dictionaries (C) Patent claims (D) Prosecution history

11 Which of the following issue could possibly be argued in patent litigation while the claims employ words of degree, such as “close to,” “approximately,” “substantially equal,” or “closely approximate”? (A) Definiteness (B) Inventorship (C) Utility (D) Eligibility

12 Which of the following requirement mandates the patentee to disclose sufficient information in the patent application so that a skilled artisan would be able to practice the claimed invention without undue experimentation? (A) Eligibility (B) Enablement (C) Estoppel (D) Essentiality

13 The court has the discretion to increase the damages up to three times the amount found or assessed. The so-called “enhanced damages” are frequently awarded when the infringer acted in blatant disregard of the patentee’s rights. This circumstance is termed ________ . (A) Divided infringement (B) Inducing infringement (C) Contributory infringement (D) Willful infringement