Patent Attorney Act Article 25

A patent attorney with any of the following situations shall be subject to disciplinary action(s):1. Violation of Articles 7,10 or 12;2. Conviction of a crime in connection with business practices; and3. Serious violation of the statute of incorporation of the Patent Attorneys Association.The power to impose sanctions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article is expired upon the lapse of three years.The period specified in the preceding paragraph shall commence from the day the situation prescribed in paragraph 1 is complete, except where the consequence of such an act occurs on a later day, in which case the period shall commence from the day on which the consequence occurs.Where a disciplinary action is annulled upon a decision out of an administrative appeal, administrative litigation, or other remedial proceedings, thus making it necessary to render an alternative decision, the period specified in paragraph 2 above shall commence from the date on which the annulment of the original disciplinary action is withdrawn.The period of limitation of disciplinary enforcement is interrupted if it cannot commence or if the disciplinary action cannot be executed because of natural calamity or accident or by operation of law.Where the period of limitation of disciplinary enforcement is interrupted in pursuance of the preceding paragraph, the time that begins following the day on which the cause for such interruption ceases shall be added to the period that had elapsed prior to such interruption.