Patent Attorney Act Article 28

The Patent Attorney Disciplinary Committee shall, in the proceeding of a disciplinary action, notify the patent attorney whom such action is to be imposed, and direct him/her to present a response or to personally state his/her case before the Committee within twenty days; in case of failure to present a response or personally state his case before the Committee within the prescribed period, the Committee may therewith adopt a resolution based on the materials presently available.