（資格）
(Qualification)
第七条 次の各号のいずれかに該当する者であって、第十六条の二第一項の実務修習を修了したものは、弁理士となる資格を有する。
Article 7 A person who falls under any of the following items and has completed the practical training as specified in Article 16-2 (1) is qualified to be a patent attorney:
一 弁理士試験に合格した者
(i) A person who has passed the patent attorney examination;
二 弁護士となる資格を有する者
(ii) A person who is qualified to be an attorney at law; or
三 特許庁において審判官又は審査官として審判又は審査の事務に従事した期間が通算して七年以上になる者
(iii) A person who has engaged in the trial or examination affairs as a trial examiner or examiner at the Japan Patent Office for a total of seven or more years.
（欠格事由）
(Grounds for disqualification)
第八条 次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、前条の規定にかかわらず、弁理士となる資格を有しない。
Article 8 Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding Article, a person who falls under any of the following items shall not be qualified to be a patent attorney:
一 禁錮以上の刑に処せられた者
(i) Any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment without work or severer punishment;
二 前号に該当する者を除くほか、第七十八条から第八十一条まで若しくは第八十一条の三の罪、特許法第百九十六条から第百九十八条まで若しくは第二百条の罪、実用新案法第五十六条から第五十八条まで若しくは第六十条の罪、意匠法第六十九条から第七十一条まで若しくは第七十三条の罪又は商標法第七十八条から第八十条まで若しくは同法附則第二十八条の罪を犯し、罰金の刑に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又はその刑の執行を受けることがなくなった日から五年を経過しない者
(ii) Excluding those who fall under the preceding item, any person who has committed any of the offenses as prescribed in Articles 78 to 81 or 81-3 of this Act, Articles 196 to 198 or 200 of the Patent Act, Articles 56 to 58 or 60 of the Utility Model Act, Articles 69 to 71 or 73 of the Design Act, Articles 78 to 80 of the Trademark Act or Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions for the same Act, and has been sentenced to a fine and has not yet passed five years from the date of completion of the execution of such punishment or the date on which the punishment becomes no longer executable;
三 前二号に該当する者を除くほか、関税法第百八条の四第二項（同法第六十九条の二第一項第三号及び第四号に係る部分に限る。以下この号において同じ。）、第三項（同法第百八条の四第二項に係る部分に限る。）若しくは第五項（同法第六十九条の二第一項第三号及び第四号に係る部分に限る。）、第百九条第二項（同法第六十九条の十一第一項第九号及び第十号に係る部分に限る。以下この号において同じ。）、第三項（同法第百九条第二項に係る部分に限る。）若しくは第五項（同法第六十九条の十一第一項第九号及び第十号に係る部分に限る。）若しくは第百十二条第一項（同法第百八条の四第二項及び第百九条第二項に係る部分に限る。）の罪、著作権法第百十九条から第百二十二条までの罪、半導体集積回路の回路配置に関する法律第五十一条第一項若しくは第五十二条の罪又は不正競争防止法第二十一条第一項若しくは第二項第一号から第四号まで若しくは第六号（同法第十八条第一項に係る部分を除く。）の罪を犯し、罰金の刑に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又はその刑の執行を受けることがなくなった日から三年を経過しない者
(iii) In addition to persons falling under any of the preceding two items, any person who has committed any of the offenses as prescribed in Article 108-4 (2) of the Customs Act (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 69-2 (1) (iii) and (iv) of the same Act. Hereinafter the same shall apply in this item), paragraph (3) (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 108-4 (2) of the same Act) or paragraph (5) (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 69-2 (1) (iii) and (iv) of the same Act), Article 109 (2) (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 69-11 (1) (ix) and (x) of the same Act. Hereinafter the same shall apply in this item), paragraph (3) (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 109 (2) of the same Act) or paragraph (5) (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 69-11 (1) (ix) and (x) of the same Act), or Article 112 (1) of the Customs Act (limited to the portions pertaining to Article 108-4 (2) and Article 109 (2) of the same Act), the offenses as prescribed in Articles 119 to 122 of the Copyright Act, the offenses as prescribed in Article 51 (1) or Article 52 of the Act Concerning the Circuit Layouts of a Semiconductor Integrated Circuit, or the offenses as prescribed in Article 21 (1) or Article 21 (2) (i) to (iv) or (vi) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (except for the portions pertaining to Article 18 (1) of the same Act), and has been sentenced to a fine and has not yet passed three years from the date of completion of the execution of such punishment or the date on which such execution has been remitted;
四 公務員で懲戒免職の処分を受け、その処分の日から三年を経過しない者
(iv) A public officer who has been dismissed from being a public officer by disciplinary action and has not yet passed three years from the date of such disposition;
五 第二十三条第一項の規定により登録の取消しの処分を受け、その処分の日から三年を経過しない者
(v) Any person who has been subjected to rescission of his/her registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 23 (1) and has not yet passed three years from the date of such disposition;
六 第三十二条の規定により業務の禁止の処分を受け、その処分の日から三年を経過しない者
(vi) Any person who has been subject : 科目(かもく)subjected to prohibition of business pursuant to the provision of Article 32 and has not yet passed three years from the date of such disposition;
七 弁護士法（昭和二十四年法律第二百五号）若しくは外国弁護士による法律事務の取扱いに関する特別措置法（昭和六十一年法律第六十六号）、公認会計士法（昭和二十三年法律第百三号）又は税理士法（昭和二十六年法律第二百三十七号）の規定による懲戒処分により、弁護士会からの除名、公認会計士の登録の抹消又は税理士の業務の禁止の処分を受けた者でこれらの処分の日から三年を経過しないもの
(vii) Any person who has been subjected to exclusion from membership in a bar association, deletion of registration as a certified public accountant, or prohibition of business as a tax accountant through disciplinary action pursuant to provisions of the Attorney Act (Act No. 205 of 1949) or the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (Act No. 66 of 1986), the Certified Public Accountancy Act (Act No. 103 of 1948) or the Tax Accountant Act (Act No. 237 of 1951), and has not yet passed three years from the date of such a disposition;
八 第三十二条の規定により業務の停止の処分を受け、当該業務の停止の期間中にその登録が抹消され、当該期間を経過しない者
(viii) Any person who has been subjected to a suspension of business pursuant to the provision of Article 32, and whose registration has been deleted during the term of such suspension of business, and has not yet passed such term;
九 未成年者、成年被後見人又は被保佐人
(ix) Any minor, adult ward or person under curatorship; or
十 破産者で復権を得ないもの
(x) Any bankrupt whose rights have not been restored.