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

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

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

12 Which of the following reasons is not among the exceptions of the early publication of patent applications under Taiwanese patent law? (A) The patent application is protected by Taiwan Trade Secret Act as a subject matter of trade secret. (B) The patent applicant withdrew the patent application within 15 months after the application date. (C) The patent application is related to national defense secrets. (D) The patent application is against public orders or moralities.

13 An invention patent application would be through the procedure of substantive examination prior to patent granting. Which of the following statements is true? (A) Within 18 months after the patent application, on request, the Intellectual Property Office should conduct a substantive examination over this application. (B) Owing to interest conflicting, only the competitors of the applicant are entitled to requesting the substantive examination over the patent application. (C) If no request for the substantive examination has been made in due time, the application is deemed to be withdrawn. (D) The substantive examination over the patent application should be requested after this application has been published according to Taiwanese patent law.

14 A license under which the licensor grants the right to use a patent to licensee under the condition that the licensee agrees to grant the licensor a license with respect to any improvements to that patent made by the licensee is often called: (A) a grant back license (B) a grant forward license (C) an exclusive license (D) a sublicense

15 Which one of the following descriptions related to the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act is incorrect? (A) The court should judge the validity of patent by itself in a patent litigation. (B) There has been the mechanism of Technical Examination officer in such legal infrastructure. (C) The design of confidentiality preservation order in the Act has the purpose to protect trade secrets. (D) Adding the criminal penalty to the invasion of trade secrets is one important character to the Act.

16 One of the most controversial areas of customs law concerns “gray market goods”. What is the term to describe the importation of gray market goods? (A) vertical importation (B) random importation (C) cross importation (D) parallel importation