試題詳解

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is not filed within the stipulated time period, the patent application for invention shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.