專利師 98 年專業英文考古題（共 25 題）
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第 1 題
According to Article 22, Subsection 3, of the Patent Act, an applicant claiming the application of the causes prescribed underItem 1 or 2 of Article 22, Subsection 2, meaning, claiming the ______ period, shall not only file the application within sixmonths from the date of actual occurrences of the foregoing causes, but also indicate the occurrences and the relevant dates inhis/her application and submit evidential documents within the time limit specified by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office(TIPO).Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) exemption
(B) protection
(C) grace
(D) waiver
正解：C

第 2 題
After the patent period runs out, the invention enters the public ______, which means that anyone can freely produce and sellthe invention without paying the prior patent holder.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) order
(B) policy
(C) interest
(D) domain
正解：D

第 3 題
The grant or ______ of patents on micro-organisms is not likely to put an end to genetic research.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) admission
(B) denial
(C) erasure
(D) process
正解：B

第 4 題
The application for an invention patent shall be made by the person entitled to file the patent application by submitting to TIPOan application, a ______, and necessary drawings.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) specialty
(B) specification
(C) study
(D) registration
正解：B

第 5 題
A patent application can claim a conventional right of priority in the R.O.C., as long as the applicant is a citizen of a WTOmember or the home country allows R.O.C. nationals to claim priority based on ______.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) reciprocity
(B) recognition
(C) registration
(D) reception
正解：A

第 6 題
While a scientific truth, or the mathematical ______ of it, is not a patentable invention, a novel and useful structure createdwith the aid of knowledge of scientific truth may be.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) laptop
(B) expression
(C) materials
(D) machinery
正解：B

第 7 題
The question before us in this case is a narrow one of statutory interpretation requiring us to construe Article 1 of the Patent Act.“construe” means:
(A) construct
(B) explain
(C) evaluate
(D) consider98年專門職業及技術人員高等考試律師、會計師、社會工作師不動產估價師、專利師考試試題代號：類  科： 專利師70150～70650全一張（背面）
正解：B

第 8 題
The Supreme Court reinforced the doctrine of patent exhaustion and affirmed its application to method patents in a recent case.“exhaustion” means:
(A) excursion
(B) usefulness
(C) use-up
(D) novelty
正解：C

第 9 題
Patent law has the goal of inducing inventors to reveal their discoveries.“reveal” means:
(A) respect
(B) revolutionize
(C) reverse
(D) disclose
正解：D

第 10 題
The Supreme Court had established that the test for infringement of a design patent is whether in the eye of an ordinaryobserver, giving such attention as a purchaser usually gives, two designs are substantially the same.“substantially” means:
(A) essentially
(B) rationally
(C) supposedly
(D) generally
正解：A

第 11 題
A plaintiff can ask the Court to examine the lost profit damages that ensue from an offer to sell an infringing product.“ensue” means:
(A) ensure
(B) preclude
(C) distinguish
(D) result
正解：D

第 12 題
What constitutes an abuse of patent under the Patent Act is not clear.“abuse” means:
(A) infringement
(B) curse
(C) misuse
(D) deception
正解：C

第 13 題
A positive result of a patent search does not predict with certainty whether an invention is or is not patentable but is used as aguide to whether further action is likely to be worthwhile.“predict” means:
(A) translate
(B) assess
(C) forecast
(D) determine
正解：C

第 14 題
The date when a patent is no longer valid in a country or system due to failure to pay renewal (maintenance) fees is called:
(A) lapse
(B) termination
(C) expiration
(D) suspension
正解：A

第 15 題
The “______” is a list of citations of all published prior art documents which are relevant to the patent application.
(A) priority date
(B) search report
(C) patent pool
(D) inventive step
正解：B

第 16 題
“______”, also known as “petty patents”, are available in Taiwan, R.O.C..  This type of patent involves a simpler inventive stepthan that in a traditional patent and it is valid for a shorter time period.
(A) design patents
(B) invention patents
(C) utility model patents
(D) new model patents
正解：C

第 17 題
A newsletter periodically printed by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) that discusses rules and regulations andannounces patents and trademarks issued is called:
(A) Official Gazette
(B) Official Report
(C) Office Action
(D) Office Brochure
正解：A

第 18 題
The abstract is an abridged summary of an invention to provide a general idea about the invention, and is utilized when searchingpatents.“abridged” means:
(A) deprived
(B) inferred
(C) claimed
(D) condensed
正解：D

第 19 題
A patent application may be amended to modify the claims, modify the specification, so long as new matter isn’t added, or tomodify the drawings, again, so long as new matter is not added.“amended” means:
(A) ratified
(B) supplemented
(C) corrected
(D) ordered
正解：C

第 20 題
A Walker Process claim is a specific kind of defense to an infringement suit in which the defendant raises an antitrust issuerelated to fraud in procuring the patent in order to prevent the plaintiff from enforcing the patent.The word “claim” in “Walker Process claim” means:
(A) assertion
(B) complaint
(C) demand
(D) patent claim
正解：A

第 21 題
The discovery of music does not become patentable subject matter simply because there is an arbitrary claim to some structure.“arbitrary” means:
(A) capricious
(B) arbitral
(C) illegal
(D) suitable
正解：A

第 22 題
The difficulty in drawing a line between an idea, or principle of nature, and its embodiment became evident early in patentlaw’s history.Choose the one word that can best substitute for “embodiment”:
(A) conclusion
(B) finalization
(C) incorporation
(D) statement
正解：C

第 23 題
The debate over the propriety of patents in the field of medicines has not abated.“abated” means:
(A) raised
(B) decreased
(C) carry off
(D) negated
正解：B

第 24 題
The every element test: ______ under the Patent Act requires that the reference disclose every element of the applicant’sinvention.Choose the one word that best completes the above sentence:
(A) enablement
(B) inherency
(C) operability
(D) anticipation
正解：D

第 25 題
“______” is a derogatory term for a patent holder who exploits the patent system in ways that are seen as unfair or undulyaggressive against one or more alleged infringers.
(A) patent claim
(B) patent troll
(C) patent royalty
(D) patent remedy
正解：B

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