9 The non-obviousness requirement serves to establish the minimum level of innovation over the prior art that is necessary for obtaining a patent. The “non-obviousness” is also known as ________ under the European Patent Convention. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the above sentence:
(A) inventive step
(B) non-apparentness
(C) novelty
(D) uniqueness 

5 Although ideas are ________ subject matter, the application of an idea is not. In fact, it is the distinction between the idea and its application that defines the area of patentability. Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence: (A) inaugural (B) ineligible (C) incisive (D) incentive

6 If a patent is ________ by the TIPO or a competent court, it is treated as never having existed. Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence: (A) distinguished (B) expired (C) revoked (D) terminated

7 The novelty provisions focus on certain events constituting ________ that may occur prior to invention and, if they do, prohibit patentability for lack of novelty. Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence: (A) possibility (B) dissipation (C) constellation (D) anticipation

8 A person seeking to protect an invention idea should diligently ________ the idea to practice. Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence: (A) reduce (B) reject (C) reconcile (D) reiterate

10 The novelty inquiry is into the entire prior art, whether or not applicable, pertinent, or analogous. All that matters is that somewhere in the prior art the invention may be ________ disclosed. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) periodically possibly (B) extremely ironically (C) substantially identically (D) unduly faintly

11 ________ are concerned with the appearance of an article rather than its structure or utilitarian features. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) Design patents (B) Utility patents (C) Plant patents (D) Process patents

12 A collection of patents owned by a single entity, such as an individual or corporation is called ________. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) patent accumulation (B) patent pool (C) patent portfolio (D) patent troll

13 Under the common law “________” doctrine, an employer who can show that an employee developed a patentable invention on company time with company facilities and materials, will be treated as having an implied, irrevocable, non-assignable, non- exclusive, royalty-free license to use the employee’s invention. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) shop right (B) beneficiary right (C) employment right (D) social right

14 After a utility model claimed in a patent application is published, any person may, with respect to the conditions set forth in Article 31 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108 of Patent Act, apply to the TIPO for obtaining a/an ________. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence: (A) examination determination (B) examiner opinion (C) patent gazette (D) technical report

15 What does “mutatis mutandis” mean in the previous question? (A) otherwise (B) same as (C) with the necessary changes having been carried out (D) without any changes