專利師 106 年專業英文考古題

Paragraph 3, Article 26 of the Paris Convention states: “Denunciation shall take effect one year after the day onwhich the Director General has received the notification. ” In the above paragraph, “Denunciation” means:Enter into force (A)Prolong (B)Subject to approval (C)Withdrawal from (D)

In patent practice, the initials “NPE” usually stand for:Non (A)-patentee entityNon (B)-practicing entityNon (C)-performance entryNon (D)-paternity event

“Company A hereby convents not to sue Company B under patent listed in Exhibit A for infringement base uponany act by Company B of manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, or import that occurs after the effective date ofthis Patent License Agreement.” In the above paragraph, “convents not to sue” is similar to:Accession (A)agreementConversion (B)agreementNon (C)-compete agreementNon (D)-assertion agreement|70650

The International Patent Classification, commonly referred to as the IPC, is a system in which the wholearea of technology is divided into a range of sections, classes, subclasses and groups. There are eight sectionsthat are broken down into classes and subclasses. Choose the one that best completes the above sentence:analogical (A)domical (B)hierarchical (C)vortical (D)

According to Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act: “An applicant seeking an injunction maintaining thetemporary status quo shall provide a preliminary showing proving it is necessary to prevent material harm orimminent danger or other similar circumstances with regard to the legal relation in dispute.” In the aboveparagraph, “status quo” means:The coming (A)dangerThe abnormal circumstances (B)The lucrative condition (C)The current (D)situation

Many countries have patent systems that are similar to “utility model”, sometimes using different names. Whichof the following is conceptually similar to utility model? (A)Innovation patent (B)Plant patentPretty patent (C)Utility patent (D)

Article 64 (1) of Patent Cooperation Treaty states: “(a) Any State may declare that it shall not be bound by theprovisions of Chapter II. (b) States making a declaration under subparagraph (a) shall not be bound by theprovisions of Chapter II and the corresponding provisions of the Regulations.” The best heading for the abovearticle should be:Amendments (A)Declarations (B)Revisions (C)Reservations (D)

Under Article 28 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which of thefollowing statements about conferred patent right is correct?A patent (A)should confer on its owner to prevent third parties not having the owner’s consent from the acts of:making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing for these purposes that process at least the productobtained directly by that process where the subject matter of a patent is a process.A patent sh (B)ould confer on its owner to stop third parties not obtaining the owner’s consent from the act ofusing the product, and from the acts of: using, offering for sale, selling, or importing for these products wherethe subject matter of a patent is a product.Patent owners sh (C)ould have the right to assign, or transfer by succession, the patent and to conclude licensingcontracts.Patent owners sh (D)ould not conclude licensing contracts.

Under Article 33 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, how many yearscounted from the filing date must pass before the patent right expires?Five (A)Six (B)Ten (C)Twenty (D)

Which of the following is not included within the purpose of enacting the R.O.C. Patent Act?To encourage the creation of inventions, utility models and designs. (A)To protect the creation of inventions, utility models and designs. (B)To promote industrial development. (C)To balance d (D)ifferent interests for the common good of society.

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following is not classified as patents?Audiovisual works (A)Invention patents (B)Utility model patents (C)Design patents (D)|70650

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements about depositing biological materials offiling patent applications for invention involving biological materials or utilization of biological materials iscorrect?When filing patent applications for inventions concerning (A)biological materials or utilization of biologicalmaterials, the applicants should, later than the filing date, make deposits of the biological materials withdomestic depositories designated by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office.No deposits are (B)required even if the biological materials involved cannot be easily obtained by peopleordinarily skilled in the art.Applicants sh (C)ould, within six months after the filing dates of patent applications, submit to the TaiwanIntellectual Property Office certificates of deposit, indicating the depositories, dates of deposit and depositnumbers.If the (D)required documents are not submitted within the specified time period, the deposits should be deemednot to have been made.

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following items is not within the statutory exclusion of designpatents?Shapes of articles solely shown through their designs (A)Fine arts (B)Layouts of integrated circuits and electronic circuits (C)Articles contrary to morality (D)

Which of the following is patentable?Inventions (A)Abstract ideas (B)Physical phenomena (C)Laws of nature (D)

Mainly but not exclusively used in chemistry, a is a claim with multiple “functionally equivalent”chemical entities allowed in one or more parts of the compound. The proper format for this type of claim is:“selected from the group consisting of A, B and C”. Choose the one that best completes the above sentence:Markush claim (A)Jepson claim (B)Beauregar (C)d claimOmnibus claim (D)

Which of the following cannot be patentable as inventions under section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act?New and useful machines (A)Formulas (B)New and useful manufactures (C)New and useful compositions of matter (D)

“The U.S. Supreme Court held that a claim for damages for patent infringement committed within thecannot be opposed using a laches defense.” Choose the one that best completes the above sentence:statute of compensations (A)statute of damages (B)statute of frauds (C)statute of l (D)imitations

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements about acceptance of foreign patentapplications is correct?Patent applications filed by foreign applicants sh (A)ould be accepted even if the home countries of these foreignapplicants are not signatories to international treaties for protection of patent rights to which the R.O.C. is asignatory.Patent applications issued by a foreign applicant sh (B)ould not be accepted if their home countries do notconclude with the R.O.C. treaties or agreements for reciprocal protection of patent rights.Patent applications filed by foreign applicants sh (C)ould be accepted if no patent protection agreements areconcluded by and between organizations or institutions of the R.O.C. and said foreign countries and approvedby the respective competent authorities.Patent applications issued by foreign applicants sh (D)ould be accepted if the laws of their home countries do notaccept patent applications filed by R.O.C. nationals.|70650

A patentee may request Customs to detain the imported articles that are suspected of infringing the patent right.This is best known as:Preshi (A)pment inspectionCountervailing measures (B)Border measures (C)Custom valuation (D)

Article 39-1 of the R.O.C. Customs Anti-smuggling Act states: “Where import or export cargoes, other thangenuine goods parallel imported, that have been declared to Customs infringes the patent right, trademark rightor copyright, the importer or exporter in question shall be, except otherwise specified in other acts andregulations, imposed with a fine equivalent to one to three times the value of the cargoes, and the cargoes shallbe confiscated.” In the above paragraph, “confiscated” means:Destroyed (A)Impounded (B)Inspected (C)Shattered (D)

“The parties agree that if any part, term, or provision of this Patent License Agreement shall be found illegal orin conflict with any valid controlling law, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.” The aboveprovision is generally referred to as:Choice of Law Provision (A)Integration Provision (B)Severability Provision (C)Venue Provision (D)

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following patent application conversions is not allowed inTaiwan?A design converted into a utility model. (A)A design converted into an invention. (B)An invention converted into a design. (C)A derivative design converted into a design. (D)

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act and Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act, which of the following statementsis incorrect?When an abstract contain (A)s commercial advertisement wording, the Specific Patent Agency may notify theapplicant to make amendment within a specified time limit, or notify the applicant of the amendment beingmade ex officio.In case of obvious error found in the description, claim, or text or reference sign in the drawing, the Specific (B)Patent Agency may correct the error ex officio and notify the applicant of the correction being made.The Specific Patent Agency may, upon a request or ex officio, conduct prioritized examination of a patent (C)application for invention if it is commercially exploited by a person other than the applicant after it is laidopen.When conducting invalidation proceedings, the Specific Patent Agency may, upon a request or ex officio, (D)notify the patentee to appear at the Specific Patent Agency for interview.

According to the R.O.C. Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act, when a request is made for recordation of thechange of the patent applicant, the document of proof shall accompany such request. In the event that the changeof entitled applicant is due to amalgamation of companies, the document of proof of the amalgamation should besubmitted to Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. In the above paragraph, “amalgamation” means:Bestowal (A)Combination (B)Dismantle (C) (D)Insolvency

According to the R.O.C. relevant patent laws and regulations, which of the following statements is incorrect?An applicant who unintentionally fails to pay the first (A)-year patent annual fees and the certificate fee on timemay pay twice the patent certificate fee and first-year patent annual fees within six months after the originaltime period has expired. After the said payment has been made, the Specific Patent Agency shall publish thepatent.A patentee who unintentionally fails to pay the second or any subsequent year patent annual fee and surcharge (B)within the six months grace period on time may apply for reinstatement of the patent rights within a year afterthe expiration of the grace period by paying triple the amount originally due.A patentee who is a natural person with no capital for patent annuity may apply in writing on a yearly basis (C)tothe Specific Patent Agency for annuity exemption.A design patent owner who is a domestic small enterprise may apply in writing for reduction of the patent (D)annuity.