25. Under the R.O.C. Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act, a party files a patent infringement action before the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court without appointing an attorney in a proceeding subject to compulsory legal representation. What is the most appropriate procedural consequence? (A) The court must immediately dismiss the action with prejudice. (B) The court must proceed with the case because patent litigation is exempt from compulsory representation requirements. (C) The court may order the party to appoint qualified legal counsel within a specified period, and procedural defects may result if the order is not complied with. (D) The opposing party automatically loses the right to challenge representation defects.