19 Which of the following is not one of the non-obviousness inquiries?
(A) The scope of the prior art.
(B) The level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
(C) The content of the prior art.
(D) The differences between the patent at issue and the allegedly infringing product.

15 An invention may be granted a patent upon application, except for the invention was publicly known prior to the filing of the patent application. Which requirement for patent is contained in this description? (A) Patentable subject matter (B) Inventive step (C) Enablement (D) Novelty

16 According to the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Members shall provide for the protection of independently created industrial designs that are new or original; Members may not provide exceptions to the protection of industrial designs. (B) Where the subject matter of a patent is a product, a patent shall confer on its owner the exclusive right to prevent third parties not having the owner’s consent from the acts of: making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing for these purposes that product. (C) Members may provide limited exceptions to the exclusive rights conferred by a patent, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict with a normal exploitation of the patent and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the patent owner, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties. (D) The term of protection available shall not end before the expiration of a period of twenty years counted from the filing date.

17 Which of the following statements with regard to patent licensing under the R.O.C. Patent Act is incorrect? (A) An exclusive licensee of a patent has the right to grant sub-license to a third party to exploit the licensed patent unless otherwise agreed by contract. (B) An exclusive license for a patent is not valid until it is recorded with the Specific Patent Agency. (C) A non-exclusive licensee shall not be allowed to sub-license a third party to exploit the licensed patent without the consent of the invention patentee or the exclusive licensee. (D) An exclusive licensee shall, within the scope of the license granted, exclude the patentee and third parties from exploiting the patented invention.

18 Which of the following descriptions regarding the priority claim under the R.O.C. Patent Act is incorrect? (A) Where an applicant has first applied for a patent in any foreign country, 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. (B) Where an applicant claims two or more priorities in respect of a patent application, the priority period shall be determined based on the earliest priority date. (C) For a patent application filed with priority, examination on its patentability shall be based on the priority date. (D) Where an applicant unintentionally fails to claim priority claim at the time of filing, the applicant may, within sixteen (16) months after the earliest priority date, apply for reinstatement of priority claim, pay the required fees and submit the required declarations.

20 Which of the following statements regarding the right to apply for patent is correct? (A) Unlike the patent right itself, the right to apply for a patent is not assignable. (B) The right to apply for a patent shall not be taken as the subject of a pledge. (C) Where a fund provider appoints another party to conduct research and development, the ownership of the right to apply for a patent and the patent right in connection with the outcome of such research and development shall be vested in the fund provider. (D) If there is no agreement providing otherwise, where an invention is made by an employee in the course of performing his/her duties, the right to apply for a patent thereof shall be vested in the employee.

21 Which of the following statements regarding the effects and limitation of patent rights is incorrect? (A) The patentee of an invention patent has an exclusive right to prevent others from exploiting the invention without the patentee’s consent. (B) The patentee's exclusive rights may apply to a vehicle merely passing through Taiwan. (C) The effects of an invention patent right shall not extend to necessary acts to exploit the invention for research or experimental purposes. (D) The effects of the patent right shall not extend to trials necessary for obtaining market approval of pharmaceuticals from a foreign country.

22 Which of the following statements regarding patent exhaustion is correct? (A) The patent exhaustion does not extend to the acts of reselling the patented product and is limited to the acts of using the product only. (B) The R.O.C. Patent Act does not provide any specific rules regarding patent exhaustion doctrine. (C) The buyer of the patented product must have purchased the product in the territory of R.O.C. in order for the patent to be exhausted. (D) The effects of an invention patent right shall not extend to any patented product made by the patentee after its sale.

23 Which of the following statements regarding patent remedies is correct? (A) Where the inventor’s right to be indicated as such is infringed, the inventor may request for necessary disposition(s) to have his/her name indicated or to restore the impaired reputation. (B) A non-exclusive licensee may claim for damages only in case an infringement of invention patent occurs due to intentional act. (C) For the purpose of calculating damages, the patentee may choose the method based on the profits earned by the infringer as a result of patent infringement, but only in cases where the infringement of an invention patent was intentional. (D) A patentee of an invention patent may demand a person who infringes to stop only when the infringement occurs due to intentional act or negligence.

24 Which of the following descriptions regarding invention irrelevant to the performance of duties (an invention made by an employee without connection to the course of performing his or her duties) under the R.O.C. Patent Act is incorrect? (A) The right to apply for a patent and the patent right for such invention shall be vested in the employee. (B) If such invention is made through the utilization of the employer's resources or experiences, the employer may exploit the invention in the enterprise without paying the employee remuneration. (C) Upon completion of such invention, the employee shall give the employer a written notice regarding such event, and shall also inform the employer of the creative process, if necessary. (D) If the employer fails to raise any objection to the employee within six (6) months after receiving the employee's written notice regarding such invention, the employer shall not claim that the invention at issue was made by the said employee in the course of performing his/her duties.

25 Which of the following descriptions regarding patent applications under the R.O.C. Patent Act is incorrect? (A) Where two or more patent applications are filed for the same invention, only the earliest application can be granted. (B) Two or more inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept may be filed in one application. (C) A patent application that substantially contains two or more inventions may, upon notice by the Specific Patent Agency or upon request by the applicant, be divided into two or more divisional applications. (D) An applicant filing a patent application for invention and a patent application for utility model for the same creation on the same date can decide whether to make declarations in respect of the said applications.