5 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements regarding the right to apply
for patent is not correct?
(A) The right to apply for a patent shall mean the right to file a patent application in accordance with
the Patent Act.
(B) The right to apply for a patent shall not be taken as the subject of a pledge.
(C) The right to apply for a patent is not assignable and inheritable.
(D) Where an invention, a utility model or a design 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 his/her employer and the
employer shall pay the employee reasonable remuneration; where there is an agreement providing
otherwise, such agreement shall prevail.