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

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

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.

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.

24 The right would be conferred on a patentee of a new pharmaceutical product patent as in the following situations: (A) An exclusive right to prevent others from exploiting the invention. (B) An exclusive right to exploit the invention by himself or herself. (C) The right to market new pharmaceutical product. (D) The right to sell a product to a third party.

25 If a patent attorney deceives her client when she handles a patent case, which of the following disciplinary actions is not permitted upon her. (A) An expulsion. (B) A reprimand. (C) Suspension of the right to practice for a period of three years. (D) Suspension of the right to practice for a period of one year.

1 會計師事務所人員查核歷史性財務資訊時，應對其查核之案件執行適當之品質管制流程。 下列何者應對所承辦查核案件之整體品質負責？ (A)會計師事務所品質管制部門 (B)會計師事務所之執行長 (C)查核案件之主辦會計師 (D)查核案件之查核團隊

2 於查核過程中最早應考量重大性的時間點為何？ (A)於查核規劃時 (B)開始執行證實測試時 (C)決定要執行控制測試時 (D)形成查核意見時