18 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements about acceptance of foreign patent applications is correct?
(A)Patent applications filed by foreign applicants should be accepted even if the home countries of these foreign applicants are not signatories to international treaties for protection of patent rights to which the R.O.C. is a signatory.
(B)Patent applications issued by a foreign applicant should not be accepted if their home countries do not conclude with the R.O.C. treaties or agreements for reciprocal protection of patent rights.
(C)Patent applications filed by foreign applicants should be accepted if no patent protection agreements are concluded by and between organizations or institutions of the R.O.C. and said foreign countries and approved by the respective competent authorities.
(D)Patent applications issued by foreign applicants should be accepted if the laws of their home countries do not accept patent applications filed by R.O.C. nationals.