12 According to the Patent Act in Taiwan, “invention” means the creation of technical ideas, utilizing the laws of nature. Regarding the following statements or phrases, what could be possibly deemed as an “invention”?
(A) the discovery of a natural resource
(B) chemical compounds which are artificially isolated from natural sources
(C) chemical compounds which are artificially isolated from natural sources however the usefulness cannot be figured out
(D) a law of universal gravitation itself

8 According to the Patent Act in Taiwan, which of the following statements is not correct? (A) According to Article 52, patent rights shall start from the filing date of the application. (B) The term of an invention patent shall not exceed a period of twenty years from the filing date of the application. (C) An invention that involves national defense secrets or any other secrets pertaining to national security might be granted. (D) The term of a design patent shall not exceed a period of twelve years from the filing date of the application.

9 The requirement of industrial applicability in the EPC means that it must be shown that the invention can be made or used in any kind of industry. Which of the following statements is true? (A) In the Unites States, the equivalent criterion requires utility. (B) In the Unites States, the equivalent criterion requires novelty. (C) In the Unites States, the equivalent criterion requires inventive steps. (D) In the Unites States, the equivalent criterion requires fully disclosure.

10 Which of the following patentability statements is not correct? (A) Enablement requires the patent applicant to submit already functionally sample embodiment type of the invention to the patent examiners. (B) The invention that one skilled in the art must be enabled to make and use is that defined by the claim(s) of the particular application or patent. (C) Enablement requires a person of “outstanding skill in the art” of the invention can make and use the invention without “undue experimentation”. (D) The information contained in the disclosure of an application must be sufficient to inform those skilled in the relevant art how to both make and use the claimed invention.

11 According to the Patent Act in Taiwan, which of the following statement is correct? (A) The right to apply for a patent is not assignable, but the patent right is inheritable. (B) Both the right to apply for a patent or the patent right are assignable and inheritable. (C) The right to apply for a patent shall be taken as the subject of a pledge. (D) Where an invention made by an employee in the performance of his job duties, the right to apply for a patent shall belong to the employee.

13 A disclosure of the invention before a corresponding patent application in field will affect which of the following patentability criteria? (A) novelty (B) utility (C) non-obviousness (D) enablement

14 Which type of patent protection is not provided in the Patent Act of Taiwan? (A) artificial compound (B) essential biological processes for the production of plants (C) biological processes for producing microorganism (D) microorganism

15 A patent gives its owner the_____ to prevent or stop others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing a product or a process, based on the patented invention, without the owner’s prior permission. (A) dominant position (B) dominant right (C) exclusive right (D) exclusive jurisdiction 

16 In general,_____ refers to all the relevant technical knowledge available to the public anywhere in the world prior to the first filing date of the relevant patent application. (A) fine art (B) prior right (C) an early skill (D) prior art

17 For patents involving microorganisms, many countries require the microorganism to be placed for safekeeping at a recognized _____ . (A) depositary institution (B) preservative organization (C) saving institution (D) disposable biology bank

18 As regards processing a patent application, the aim of_____ is to ensure that the application satisfies the patentability requirements. (A) concrete test (B) substantial examination (C) substitutive review (D) substantive examination