專利師 114 年專業英文考古題

In accordance with the R.O.C. Patent Act, its enforcement rules and related regulations, the patentagent may take any action within the extent of power conferred upon, however, certain actions shallnot be taken without being special empowerment. Which of the following action does not requirespecial authorization by the patent applicant/owner?

When conducting invalidation proceedings, the TIPO may, by ex officio, examine the reason andevidence not provided by the requester of invalidation action but within the scope of the invalidationstatement, and notify the patentee to respond within a specified time period.Ex officio means:

According to the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act, which of the following statementsregarding confidentiality preservation order is incorrect?

In Taiwan, the applicant whose invention involves green technologies may request AEP (AcceleratedExamination Program) to ascertain its patentability at the earliest.In the above sentence, “ascertain” means:

Which of the following transitional phrases in patent application excludes any element, step, oringredient not specified in the claim?

Article 70 of the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act states that in an administrative actionconcerning revocation of a patent right, the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court shall takeinto account any new evidence submitted on the same grounds for the revocation prior to the end ofthe oral argument, and the competent intellectual property authority shall provide written briefs inresponse to the new evidence in the preceding paragraph, indicating whether arguments provided bythe opposing party concerning such new evidence have merit.“Merit” in the above article means:

Which of the following WIPO administrative treaties regulates the international classification forindustrial designs?

To provide patent applicants with more comprehensive and flexible options for utilizing inventionand designpatents,thereby supporting enterprisesin patentportfoliomanagementandcommercialization, starting January 1, 2025, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office implementedthe “Directions for Deferral of Substantive Examination of Invention and Design PatentApplications”.Deferral means：

According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements regarding patent invalidationaction is incorrect?

Article 72 of the R.O.C. Patent Act states that where the interested party possesses recoverable legalinterests due to the revocation of a patent, such interested party may file an invalidation action afterthe said patent has become extinguished ipso facto.ipso facto means:

“ABC Company (LICENSOR) will defend any claim, suit, or proceeding brought against XYZCompany (LICENSEE) and will pay any damages or court costs finally awarded against XYZCompany, or agreed to by ABC Company in settlement or compromise, to the extent such claim, suit,or proceeding is based on an allegation that the Licensed Patent under this Agreement, or thedistribution or use thereof in accordance with this Agreement, infringes any patent right of unrelatedthird party provided that XYZ Company promptly notifies ABC Company of such claim, suit, orproceeding…”The above clause is generally referred to as:

Ais an agreement where a patent holder agrees not to seek to enforce its patent or otherintellectual property rights against another party or parties, sometimes used as patent infringementsettlement agreements that are drafted with the purpose of preemptively resolving present and futureinfringement disputes.

Article 9 of R.O.C. Patent Act states that an agreement concluded between an employer and anemployee based on which the employee is precluded from enjoying legitimate rights and interests inrespect of his/her invention, utility model, or design, shall be void.Void is synonymous with:

“If after the Effective Date of this Agreement, ABC Company (LICENSOR) grants to any other thirdparty, a patent license which is substantially the same scope as granted to XYZ Company(LICENSEE) herein but under more favorable royalty rates than those given to XYZ Company underthis Agreement, ABC Company shall promptly notify XYZ Company of said more favorable royaltyrates, and XYZ Company shall have the right and option to substitute such more favorable royaltyrates for the royalty rates contained in this Agreement...”The above clause is generally referred to as:

An invention may be granted a patent upon application, except for the invention was publicly knownprior to the filing of the patent application. Which requirement for patent is contained in thisdescription?

According to the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which of thefollowing statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements with regard to patent licensing under the R.O.C. Patent Act isincorrect?

Which of the following descriptions regarding the priority claim under the R.O.C. Patent Act isincorrect?

Which of the following is not one of the non-obviousness inquiries?

Which of the following statements regarding the right to apply for patent is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the effects and limitation of patent rights is incorrect?

Which of the following statements regarding patent exhaustion is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding patent remedies is correct?

Which of the following descriptions regarding invention irrelevant to the performance of duties (aninvention made by an employee without connection to the course of performing his or her duties)under the R.O.C. Patent Act is incorrect?

Which of the following descriptions regarding patent applications under the R.O.C. Patent Act isincorrect?