19 Sana exclusively licenses her design patent to Cerise. Under Article 63 of the Patent Act in Taiwan:
(A)Cerise may sub-license the patent to Tyron unless otherwise agreed upon by the licensing contract.
(B)Cerise may sub-license the patent to Tyron regardless how it is written in the licensing contract.
(C)Cerise may not sub-license the patent to Tyron unless otherwise agreed upon by the licensing contract.
(D)Cerise may not sub-license the patent to Tyron regardless how it is written in the licensing contract.

15 A patent application for invention is filed on January 5, 2009. The application is published 18 months later on July 7, 2010 and granted on March 30, 2012. Under the Patent Act in Taiwan, the patent is valid until: (A)January 4, 2019; 10 years from the filing date of the application. (B)January 4, 2029; 20 years from the filing date of the application. (C)July 6, 2030; 20 years from the published date of the application. (D)March 29, 2032; 20 years from the grant date of the patent.

16 Anna obtains an invention patent but fails to mark the certificate number on the patented article under Article 98 of the Patent Act in Taiwan. Later, Anna discovers that Elsa infringes her patent, Anna (A)is prohibited to sue Elsa because there is no certificate number marked on the patent article. (B)is prohibited to sue Elsa because Anna violates the law. (C)still can sue Elsa but Anna has to prove that Elsa knows or has a reason to know that the said article is under patent protection. (D)still can sue Elsa and Elsa has to prove that she does not know nor has a reason to know that the said article is under patent protection.

複選題17 If anyone wants to know the extent of the protection conferred by an invention patent under the Patent Act in Taiwan, he should look at: (A)the title and the abstract. (B)the claims. (C)the claims together with the description. (D)the claims together with the description and the drawings.

18 Meg, Beth and Amy jointly own an invention patent. Meg wants to assign her share of right to Jo, under Article 64 of the Patent Act in Taiwan: (A)Meg can assign her share of right with the consent of either Beth or Amy. (B)Meg can assign her share of right with the consent of both Beth and Amy. (C)Meg cannot assign her share of right unless either Beth or Amy dies. (D)Meg cannot assign her share of right unless both Beth and Amy die. 

20 Ariel exclusively licenses her design patent to Ursula. During the licensing term, Ursula discovers that Carlotta infringes Ariel’s patent. Under Subparagraph 4 of Article 96 of the Patent Act in Taiwan: (A)Ursula can sue Carlotta unless otherwise agreed upon by the licensing contract. (B)Ursula can sue Carlotta regardless how it is written in the licensing contract. (C)Ursula has to ask Ariel to sue Carlotta unless otherwise agreed upon by the licensing contract. (D)Ursula has to ask Ariel to sue Carlotta regardless how it is written in the licensing contract.

21 Which of the following one is patentable under the Patent Act in Taiwan? (A)Color and pattern of fine arts. (B)Graphic user interface applied to an article. (C)The layout of electronic circuits. (D)Shape of an article solely dictated by this function.

22 Under Subparagraph 2 of Article 129 of the Patent Act in Taiwan, two or more articles belonging to the same class and are _____ sold or used together may be filed as one design. (A)collectively (B)correspondently (C)corruptively (D)customarily

23 Under Article 70 of the Patent Act in Taiwan, an invention patent shall become extinguished where: (A)the patent licensing term has expired. (B)the patentee has passed away with heirs. (C)the patentee fails to pay the patent annuity within the time period provided by the Patent Act. (D)the patentee has pledged the patent.

24 Under Article 72 of the Patent Act in Taiwan, where a party possesses recoverable legal interests due to the revocation of a patent, such interested party may file a(n) _____ action after the said patent has become extinguished ipso facto. (A)elimination (B)evaluation (C)expiration (D)invalidation

25 An invention claimed in a patent is obvious under Subparagraph 2 of Article 22 of the Patent Act in Taiwan if (A)it can be easily made by a person having ordinary skill in the art based on prior art. (B)once a skilled person had been directed to come up with a solution to be problem solved by the invention, that person would have found the claimed invention. (C)the prior art contains a clear signpost to seek developments in the area of the invention. (D)the skilled person, working from a particular piece of prior art and bearing in mind common general knowledge, would have identified a problem to be solved and in solving it found the claimed invention.