(1) Any witness, expert witness, or interpreter who makes a false statement under oath taken under this Act in his or her testimony, expert opinion, or interpretation before the Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won. <Amended on Mar. 21, 2017>
(2) If a person who committed a crime specified in paragraph (1) confesses before the decision or trial ruling on a petition for revoking the patent at issue becomes final and conclusive, the sentence upon him or her may be mitigated or remitted. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]