Article 24
If a patent agency is under any of the following circumstances, the competent department at a higher level or the patent administration authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may give it a warning and punishment; If the circumstances are serious, the Chinese Patent Office will punish the revocation institution:
(1) concealing the real situation and practicing fraud when applying for examination and approval;
(2) changing the main registered items without authorization;
(3) accepting entrustment to undertake patent agency business without examination and approval, or exceeding the approved scope of patent agency business;
(4) engaging in other illegal business activities.
Article 25
If a patent agent commits one of the following acts, if the circumstances are minor, the patent agency to which he belongs shall give him criticism and education. If the circumstances are serious, the employment relationship may be terminated by the patent agency where it belongs, and its Patent Agent Work Permit may be withdrawn; The patent administration authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall give a warning or the Patent Office of China shall revoke the Patent Agent Qualification Certificate:
(1) Failing to perform duties or being incompetent, thus harming the interests of the client;
(2) disclosing or plagiarizing the contents of the invention and creation of the client;
(3) exceeding the agency authority and harming the interests of the client;
(4) accepting entrustment to undertake patent agency business without permission and charging fees.
if the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph cause economic losses to the client, the patent agency may claim compensation from the patent agent according to a certain proportion after assuming the economic compensation responsibility.
Article 26
If the penalized patent agency revokes its agency from the China Patent Office, and the penalized patent agent refuses to accept the penalty decision of revoking its Patent Agent Qualification Certificate, he may apply to the China Patent Office for reconsideration. If he refuses to accept the reconsideration decision, he may bring a suit in a people's court within 15 days after receiving the reconsideration decision.