14 The date when a patent is no longer valid in a country or system due to failure to pay renewal (maintenance) fees is called:
(A) lapse
(B) termination
(C) expiration
(D) suspension

10 The Supreme Court had established that the test for infringement of a design patent is whether in the eye of an ordinary observer, giving such attention as a purchaser usually gives, two designs are substantially the same. “substantially” means: (A) essentially (B) rationally (C) supposedly (D) generally

11 A plaintiff can ask the Court to examine the lost profit damages that ensue from an offer to sell an infringing product. “ensue” means: (A) ensure (B) preclude (C) distinguish (D) result

12 What constitutes an abuse of patent under the Patent Act is not clear. “abuse” means: (A) infringement (B) curse (C) misuse (D) deception

13 A positive result of a patent search does not predict with certainty whether an invention is or is not patentable but is used as a guide to whether further action is likely to be worthwhile. “predict” means: (A) translate (B) assess (C) forecast (D) determine

15 The “______” is a list of citations of all published prior art documents which are relevant to the patent application. (A) priority date (B) search report (C) patent pool (D) inventive step

16 “______”, also known as “petty patents”, are available in Taiwan, R.O.C.. This type of patent involves a simpler inventive step than that in a traditional patent and it is valid for a shorter time period. (A) design patents (B) invention patents (C) utility model patents (D) new model patents

17 A newsletter periodically printed by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) that discusses rules and regulations and announces patents and trademarks issued is called: (A) Official Gazette (B) Official Report (C) Office Action (D) Office Brochure

18 The abstract is an abridged summary of an invention to provide a general idea about the invention, and is utilized when searching patents. “abridged” means: (A) deprived (B) inferred (C) claimed (D) condensed

19 A patent application may be amended to modify the claims, modify the specification, so long as new matter isn’t added, or to modify the drawings, again, so long as new matter is not added. “amended” means: (A) ratified (B) supplemented (C) corrected (D) ordered

20 A Walker Process claim is a specific kind of defense to an infringement suit in which the defendant raises an antitrust issue related to fraud in procuring the patent in order to prevent the plaintiff from enforcing the patent. The word “claim” in “Walker Process claim” means: (A) assertion (B) complaint (C) demand (D) patent claim