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 

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.

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

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

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

19 A patentee is a person, group, company, etc., that _____ . (A) is granted permission by the patent owner to use the patented invention (B) has been granted a patent (C) examines patent applications (D) has granted a patent

20 As regards patent infringement, injunctions are often needed urgently. An interim injunction is_____ that may be granted at a special hearing pending the outcome of the main hearing of the case. (A) a temporary injunction (B) a perpetual injunction (C) a permanent measure (D) an appellate court

21 According to Article 1 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, industrial property should apply to “industry and commerce proper” and to “agricultural and extractive industries and to all manufactured or natural products”. In this regard, the phrase “industrial property” should be understood in the_____ sense. (A) narrow (B) narrowest (C) broad (D) broadest