17 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, the patentee filing a request for amending the description, claim(s) or drawing(s) of a granted invention patent shall not conduct which of the following?
(A) To clarify ambiguous statement(s)
(B) To increase claim(s)
(C) To narrow down the scope of claim(s)
(D) To correct errors or translation errors

13 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, an invention which is industrially applicable may be granted a patent upon application in accordance with the Patent Act. Which of the following is not an exception to patentability? (A) The invention was disclosed in a printed publication prior to the filing of the patent application. (B) The invention was publicly exploited prior to the filing of the patent application. (C) The invention was publicly known prior to the filing of the patent application. (D) The invention cannot be easily made by a person ordinarily skilled in the art based on prior art.

14 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements regarding the design patent is not correct? (A) Where two or more design patent applications are filed for the same or similar design(s), only the earlier-filed application can be granted. (B) Where the filing date and the priority date of two or more design patent applications are the same, the applicants shall be notified to reach an agreement with respect to the matter concerned. If such an agreement cannot be reached, none of the applications shall be granted. (C) For computer generated icons (Icons) and graphic user interface (GUI) applied to an article, an application cannot be filed pursuant to the Patent Act for obtaining a design patent. (D) The term of a design patent shall expire after a period of fifteen (15) years from the filing date of the application.

15 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements regarding the invention patent is not correct? (A) Invention means the creation of technical ideas, utilizing the laws of nature. (B) Where an applicant has first applied for a patent in a foreign country, which reciprocally allows the R.O.C. nationals to claim patent priority, or with any member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the applicant may claim priority in respect of an R.O.C. patent application for the same invention if the R.O.C. patent application for the same invention is filed within twelve (12) months after the filing date of the said first patent application. (C) After receiving application documents and determining through examination that the application conforms to stipulated formality requirement and contains no elements that may be deemed unsuitable for laying open, the Specific Patent Agency shall lay open the patent application for invention eighteen (18) months since its filing. (D) A request to the Specific Patent Agency for substantive examination of a patent application for invention may be made by any person within two (2) years after the filing date of the patent application. Where a request for substantive examination is not filed within the stipulated time period, the patent application for invention shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

16 According to the Act of the Organization of Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Intellectual Property Office under the Ministry of Economic Affairs is not in charge of which of the following matters? (A) Matters in connection with research, drafting and execution of policies, laws, regulations, and systems governing patent right. (B) Matters in connection with the patent examination, re-examination, opposition, cancellation, revocation and extinguishment as well as the management of patent rights. (C) Publicity of the concept of intellectual property rights, mediation, assessment and assistance in raid action with regard to intellectual property rights infringement cases. (D) Trial of civil litigations over patent infringement.

18 In accordance with the Guidelines for Substantive Examination of Invention Patent, which of the following written or electronic form of material is not a “printed publication” under the Patent Act Art. 22? (A) An oral presentation at the meeting, where the audiences are invited persons and the presentation material was distributed to attendees in written form with restriction to sign a nondisclosure agreement. (B) A doctoral thesis that was cataloged and shelved in only one university library, where there is no evidence that anyone ever actually looked at the manual. (C) A reference available only in electronic form on the internet, which states that it was publicly posted on June 16, 2020. (D) A technical manual that was shelved and cataloged in a public library.

19 Choose the best answer with respect to the doctrine of exhaustion under the Patent Act: (A) Only initial authorized sale of a patented item within Taiwan “exhausts” all rights of the patentee to that item under the Patent Act. (B) The patent holder is barred from enforcing the patent rights by operation of the doctrine of exhaustion. (C) The doctrine of patent exhaustion as applied in Taiwan includes only domestic exhaustion. (D) The first sale doctrine is different from the doctrine of exhaustion.

20 Choose the best description with respect to an inventor: (A) An inventor can be a nature person, a company or a legal entity of another type. (B) A researcher only executing results testing can be deemed to be an inventor, because the testing requires some special skill and experience. (C) All joint inventors have to make an equal contribution to an invention. (D) An inventor is a person who has made substantial contribution to the technical features of patent claims.

21 In accordance with the Patent Act, the patent approval decision was made on Dec. 2, 2015 and served on applicant on Dec. 20, 2015. What is the deadline for the payment of patent certificate fee and the first-year patent annuity? (A) Mar. 2, 2016 (B) Mar. 20, 2016 (C) Sep. 2, 2016 (D) Sep. 20, 2016

22 In accordance with Article 37 of Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Rules, which is not a major factor to be considered if the court decides to grant a preliminary injunction? (A) Whether there is a likelihood of success on the merits of the case. (B) Whether there will be irreparable harm to the petitioner. (C) The impact on public interest. (D) Whether the plaintiff posts a bond to cover the defendant’s damage.

23 In accordance with Articles 62 and 63 of the Patent Act, which is the correct statement with respect to exclusive and non-exclusive license? (A) The exclusive licensee cannot exclude the patentee from exploiting the patented invention within the scope of the license. (B) An exclusive licensee can sue infringers in its own name within the scope of the license. (C) Registration of the license with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office is a requirement for exclusive licensee to bring an infringing suit. (D) A nonexclusive license grants a right to licensee to sublicense third parties.