15 According to the R.O.C. Patent Act, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) A foreign applicant who is not the citizen of WTO members is unable to make a priority claim.
(B) When the earlier patent application is a patent application for invention that has been published, it cannot be claimed as a priority case.
(C) When the earlier patent application has been withdrawn, it cannot be claimed as a priority case.
(D) For a patent application filed with priority, examination on its patentability shall be based on the priority date.