23 For computer generated icons (Icons) and graphic user interface (GUI) applied to an article, an application may also be filed pursuant to the R.O.C. Patent Act for obtaining a(n) ________ .
(A) design patent
(B) invention patent
(C) utility model patent
(D) plant variety right

19 According to Article 8 of the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements about an “invention irrelevant to the performance of duties” is correct? (A) When an invention made by an employee has no connection to the course of performing his/her duties, the right to apply for a patent and the patent right of such an invention shall be vested in the party as mutually agreed upon in an agreement between both parties. (B) If an employee’s invention is made through the utilization of the employer’s resources or experiences, the employer may, after paying the employee a reasonable remuneration, exploit the invention concerned in the enterprise. (C) After the completion of an invention that has no connection to the course of an employee’s performing his/her duties, the employee shall give the employer an oral notice regarding such an event. If necessary, the employee shall also inform the employer of the creative process. (D) If the employer fails to raise any objection to the employee within twelve (12) months after receiving the employee’s oral notice, the employer could still claim that such an invention was made by the said employee in the course of performing his/her duties.

20 According to Article 14 of the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements about “an inheritance or assignment of the right to apply for a patent” is correct? (A) In the case of an inheritance of the right to apply for a patent, the successor shall have locus standi against any third party even if the patent application was not filed in the name of the successor at the time of filing. (B) In the case of an assignment of the right to apply for a patent, the assignee shall have locus standi against any third party even though no request has been filed thereafter with the Specific Patent Agency to alter the recordation of the applicant. (C) In the case of an assignment of the right to apply for a patent, the assignee shall have locus standi against any third party even if the patent application was not filed in the name of the assignee at the time of filing. (D) Whether for assignment or inheritance, a request that has been filed thereafter with the Specific Patent Agency to alter the recordation of the applicant shall be accompanied by documents of proof.

21 Article 22, para. 2 of the R.O.C. Patent Act provides: “An invention that is without the circumstances prescribed in the subparagraphs of the preceding paragraph but can be easily made by a person ordinarily skilled in the art based on prior art shall not be patented.” Which requirement for patent is contained in this provision? (A) Inventive step (B) Novelty (C) Enablement (D) Patentable subject matter

22 Which of the following statements regarding patent exhaustion is correct? (A) After the sale of a patented product made under consent of the patentee, the patent rights concerning sale and use to that product are exhausted. (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 rights to that product to be exhausted. (D) The patent exhaustion is limited to act of using the product only. It does not extend to the act of reselling the product.

24 Article 22, para. 1 of the R.O.C. Patent Act provides: “An invention which is industrially applicable may be granted a patent upon application in accordance with this Act . . . .” The term “industrially applicable” refers to which of the following patent requirement? (A) Novelty (B) Inventive step (C) Enablement (D) Utility

25 An invention must be new to be patentable. If the invention is disclosed in the prior art, an invention is not new, that is, it is _____________ . (A) obvious (B) PHOSITA (C) anticipated (D) sufficiently disclosed

1 下列有關發明單一性之審查，何者正確？(A)應先參照說明書、申請專利範圍、圖式所揭露之內容以及檢索到之先前技術進行判斷，挑選出特別技術特徵後，再從請求項 1 進行審查 (B)檢索先前技術時，若請求項 1 屬於法定不予專利或不具產業利用性，則由其他獨立項開始檢索 (C)審查人員應將所有請求項完成檢索，確認不予專利之事由後一併發給審查意見通知 (D)擇一形式記載之複數發明請求項若不具單一性，則應通知申請人將該請求項修正為複數之個別請求項

2 下列有關設計專利圖式之敘述 (A)用以區分「主張設計之部分 之部分」 (B)若圖式本身以色彩呈現而申請人不想主張色彩時 彩為本案不主張設計之部分 (C)參考圖內容並非設計之權利範圍 (D)設計應呈現完整之視圖， 或「其為全然平面而不具設計特徵」為由而將其省略

3 下列請求項內容，何者不符合新型之定義 (A)一種竹筷，其形狀呈細長圓柱狀 於：該竹筷加工成形後， (B)一種可過濾及搜尋郵件之裝置 一快閃記憶體及一安全數位記憶卡形成之儲存單元 一液晶面板顯示單元 一數位處理單元，與該液晶面板顯示單元連接 其中，藉由該數位處理單元將該儲存單元中所儲存之郵件 濾出適當郵件並顯示在該液晶面板顯示單 (C)一種結構式如下的化合物 其中 R1 選自苯基、吡啶基 亞胺基及亞甲基 (D)一種閃爍開關自動裝置，包括使用一含有並聯可變電容之繼電器以驅動一接觸片 /切斷一燈泡電路，藉由延遲性光導電元件從燈泡接收一部分光線以控制該繼電器

4 申請人於同日以相同創作提出一發明 (A)指發明與新型專利申請案所記載之所有請求項完全相同 (B)申請人分別聲明一案兩請之主張並取得申請日後(C)民國 102年6月13日後提出之申請案發明對該新型專利案提出舉發後 (D)民國102 年6月13日後提出之申請案 人得以專利法第 31 條為事由以該新型對該發明專利案提出舉發