16 Secondary considerations may be used as objective evidence of the actual marketplace setting to strengthen the assessment of the inventive step under patent law. Which of the following evidence is not admitted as secondary considerations?
(A)Unexpected results
(B)Commercial success
(C)Copying
(D)Suggestion of prior art

12 According to the Taiwan Patent Act, which of the following statements is incorrect? (A)Any person may file an invalidation action of the granted patent term extension to the Intellectual Property Office. (B)Any person may request for an invalidation action against an invention patent when the invention patentee is not the owner of the right to apply for the invention patent. (C)Any person within three years after the filing date of a patent application for invention may make a request with the Intellectual Property Office for substantive examination of the patent application. (D)After a patent application for utility model is published, any person may file a request with the Intellectual Property Office for a technical evaluation report of utility model patent.

13 FRAND licensing, are licensing obligations that is often required by standards organizations for members that participate in the standard-setting process. What does “FRAND” usually stand for? (A)free and anti-discriminatory terms (B)free, released and non-standard terms (C)friendly terms (D)fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms

14 The express grant of ________ conveys promises by the patentee not to practice the patent himself and not to grant any further licenses to third party. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence. (A)a sole license (B)an exclusive license (C)a non-exclusive license (D)a statutory license

15 ________ is an illustrative example for practicing the invention claimed, and is located within the specification of a patent. Choose the one phrase that best completes the above sentence. (A)Prior art (B)Case reference (C)An embodiment (D)Abstract

17 The specification of a patent works closely the claims in the cases of patent prosecution or patent infringement. Which of the following statements about the patent specification is true? (A)The specification serves the boundary of patent rights to secure the patentee’s interest under patent law. (B)The specification is irrelevant to the evaluation of enablement about a patent. (C)The specification always functions with the claims but can’t be unlimitedly imported to claim construction to narrow the interpretation of a claim. (D)The specification may be considered extrinsic evidence for the purpose of claim construction.

18 The calculation of damages through the model of reasonable royalties is made on a hypothetical negotiation between the patentee and the infringer at the time of patent infringement. In the above paragraph, “hypothetical” means: (A)authentic (B)assumed (C)factual (D)reliable

19 The license agreement states: “Licensee hereby indemnify Licensor from any lawsuit brought against it….” “indemnify” means: (A)identify damage and loss (B)deny responsibility (C)compensate damage and loss (D)equally share damage and loss

20 The invention defined by Article 21 of the Taiwan Patent Act serves an eligible subject-matter of a patent. Which of the following statements about the invention is true? (A)All creations related to DNA modification should not be considered the eligible inventions under the Taiwan Patent Act on the ground that such the creations are of nature products. (B)The software-related creations should not be considered the eligible inventions under the Taiwan Patent Act to avoid the monopoly enjoyed by the patentee over algorithm or abstract ideas. (C)The method to produce the specific microorganisms may be admitted as an eligible invention according to the Taiwan Patent Act. (D)The business model may be an eligible invention without considering any technical effect from such the model.

21 Concerning the application of an invention patent, ________ shall disclose the invention in such clear and sufficient terms as to enable a person ordinarily skilled in the art to which it pertains to carry out the same. (A)claims (B)the specification (C)the deposit of biological material (D)the demand letter

22 Compulsory licensing is designed to reconcile the conflicting interests between patent protection and public health under patent law. Which of the following statements about compulsory licensing admitted by the Taiwan Patent Act is true? (A)Exploitation of a compulsory license shall be predominantly for the supply of domestic market without exceptions. (B)Taiwanese generic manufacturers can’t file an application of compulsory licensing in Taiwan and export the patented drugs to any state with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector where the epidemics have been spreading. (C)Compulsory licensing can’t be made until the requestor has made efforts to obtain authorization from the right holder on reasonable commercial terms and conditions and that such effort have not been successful within a reasonable period of time. (D)Under a compulsory licensing, the licensee of a compulsory license won’t need to pay appropriate remuneration to the patentee.