What is the process of registering a trademark in South Korea?

Updated on Financial 2024-03-21
14 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    The process of registering a trademark in Korea.

    1. Trademark design: design your own trademark before applying for a registered Korean trademark;

    2. Trademark inquiry: check whether the trademark is registrable and improve the registration rate of the trademark;

    3. Trademark application: The applicant submits the trademark registration application documents to the Korean Intellectual Property Office;

    4. Trademark acceptance: The Trademark Registry will issue an acknowledgment of receipt of an acceptance number to the applicant (the applicant can receive a notice of acceptance from the Korean Intellectual Property Office on the day of application).

    5. Trademark examination: Trademark examination is divided into two processes: formal examination and substantive examination; Formal examination: Accepted within half a month after the application is submitted.

    The formal examination shall be conducted within one month from the date of acceptance of the application, and a certain time limit shall be given to the application for amendment if it does not meet the requirements, and the content of the amendment shall enter the substantive examination procedure if it meets the requirements, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office may declare the trademark registration application invalid if the application does not meet the requirements; Substantive examination: When the examiner determines that the application for registration meets the approval criteria, the examiner shall publish the trademark registration application, and if it does not meet the approval criteria, notify the applicant and require him to state his or her opinions within the specified time limit. If the requirements for approval of registration are met after submitting opinions or making amendments, the decision of rejection shall be made if the application for trademark registration is published and the requirements for approval of registration are still not met.

    6. Trademark announcement: If the trademark examination is passed, an announcement will be published for a period of 3 months, and anyone can raise an objection to the trademark;

    7. Trademark registration: If there is no objection to the trademark announcement or the trademark opposition is not established after ruling, or the trademark registration is successful. Under normal circumstances, it takes about 12-15 months to obtain a trademark registration certificate;

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    The trademark registration process in South Korea is as follows:

    1. Preparation and submission of application materials:

    Regardless of registering an international trademark in **, you need to prepare the relevant registration materials according to the local trademark law, and submit them according to the local registration process, and wait for the Trademark Office to issue the registration acceptance letter.

    2. Formal examination:

    Korean trademark registration will also go through formal examination, but it is slightly different from the domestic formal examination, they mainly conduct a legality review on the submitted application documents, trademark reproductions, power of attorney and other documents, and only if they meet the registration requirements, they will be granted the application date and application number.

    3. Substantive examination:

    If there is a pattern that is identical or similar to another person's trademark, the examiner of the Trademark Office will determine that the trademark is not suitable for registration, and will issue a notice of rejection, and the applicant can reply within the specified time and amend it in a timely manner.

    4. Publish the registration announcement:

    After the trademark is examined, the trademark application will be published in the trademark gazette, and it also has a two-month publication period, during which others can file an opposition, but it needs to have mature reasons and relevant evidence.

    5. Receive the trademark certificate:

    If there is no opposition, then the trademark will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The time to register a trademark in Korea is 6-10 months.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    1. Trademark design: The applicant can design the trademark by himself before applying for a registered Korean trademark;

    2. Trademark inquiry: the applicant searches the trademark documents to check whether they are similar or identical to the trademark applied for earlier to ensure the registrability of the trademark;

    3. Trademark application: Submit the trademark registration application documents to the Korean Intellectual Property Office;

    4. Trademark acceptance: For trademarks that have passed the examination, the Korean Trademark Registry will issue an acknowledgment of receipt of the acceptance number to the applicant;

    5. Trademark examination: Trademark examination is divided into two processes: formal examination and substantive examination;

    6. Trademark announcement: If the trademark examination is passed, the announcement will be published for a period of 3 months, and anyone can raise an objection to the trademark;

    7. Trademark registration: If there is an objection during the trademark announcement period or the trademark opposition is not established, it will be approved for registration and obtain a trademark registration certificate.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    South Korea trademark registration information and time.

    1.name, address and nationality of the applicant; 2.Specify the use of the trade name service item; 3.A clear representation of the trademark.

    It takes 14-18 months to register.

    It takes 3-5 working days for the application receipt to be validated for trademark registration.

    10 years from the date of registration; It can be renewed within 12 months before the expiration of the validity period.

    Trademark Registration Flow Chart in South Korea:

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The specific process of registering a trademark in South Korea is as follows:

    Trademark registration of the Korean Void Knowledge Group.

    1. Submit the application - Submit the above-mentioned trademark registration application documents to the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

    2. Notice of acceptance: After reviewing the materials, the Korean Trademark Office will give the applicant a receipt number and issue a notice of acceptance, which will take about 2-3 months (the application can receive a notice of acceptance from the Korean Patent Office on the same day).

    3. Trademark examination - Trademark examination is divided into two radical stages: formal examination and substantive examination.

    1) The application for formal examination will be accepted within half a month after the submission of the application.

    2) The substantive examination generally takes 12 to 14 months from the application to the end of the substantive examination.

    4. Trademark Publication - After the Korean Trademark Office approves the trademark application, the trademark is allowed to be published in the Gazettal Publication, and the date of the announcement will be notified to the applicant in the form of a letter.

    5. Approval of registration - if there is no objection to the trademark announcement or the trademark opposition is not established, the trademark registration is successful.

    For trademark registration in South Korea, you can consult Gaowo. Beijing Gaowo International Intellectual Property ****** is a legal service organization specializing in domestic and international intellectual property business. The company's main business scope is to handle all legal services related to intellectual property at home and abroad.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    1. Confirm the qualifications of the applicant for registration: Anyone who intends to register a trademark in South Korea can apply for trademark registration, even if a foreigner or company does not have a fixed address or business address in Korea, as long as the country to which it belongs is a signatory to the relevant agreements and treaties with South Korea or a signatory to the relevant international conventions with South Korea, it can apply for trademark registration.

    2. Prepare registration materials: Regardless of the registration of an international trademark in **, you need to prepare relevant registration materials according to the local trademark law, and submit them according to the local registration process, and wait for the Trademark Office to issue a registration acceptance letter.

    3. Formal examination: Korean trademark registration will also go through formal examination, but it is slightly different from the domestic formal examination, they are mainly for the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents, and only in accordance with the registration regulations will be granted the application date and application number.

    4. Substantive examination: The substantive examination is based on the trademark law of South Korea to check whether the applied trademark has registrability, the trademark needs to be distinctive, if there is the same or similar pattern as the trademark of others, then the examiner of the Trademark Office will determine that the trademark is not suitable for registration, and will issue a notice of rejection, and the applicant can reply within the specified time and modify it in time.

    5. Publication of registration announcement: After the trademark passes the examination, the trademark application will be published in the trademark announcement, and it also has a 2-month announcement period, during which others can raise objections, but the fight needs to have mature reasons and relevant evidence.

    6. Obtain the trademark certificate: if there is no objection, the trademark will be approved for registration and the registration certificate will be issued. The time to register a trademark in Korea is 6-10 months.

    Legal basis: Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China Article 43 The trademark registration owner may license others to use its registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract. The licensor shall supervise the quality of the goods in which the licensee uses its registered trademark.

    The licensee shall guarantee the quality of the goods using the registered trademark.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    3. The benefits of registering a Korean trademark. The products that have been registered with the Korean trademark will be protected and supervised by the laws of South Korea, which can improve the quality of the product or service to a certain extent, and at the same time, the product or service that has been registered by the trademark can indicate the enterprise to a certain extent, so as to make it easier for consumers to distinguish the difference between the product or service and other products in the same industry. At the same time, the trademark also has a certain publicity role, and the products that have been registered with the Korean trademark will increase their sales to a certain extent.

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Before applying for registration of a Korean trademark, you need to go to the Korean Trademark Office for relevant trademark inquiries to see if there are identical or similar trademarks, if not, you can prepare the corresponding materials, such as Korean intellectual property rights for trademark application business, when the Korean Trademark Office receives the materials for the trademark application, it will conduct a double examination of the substantive examination and formal examination of the submitted materials, and the trademarks that have passed the double examination will be publicized on the official platform of South Korea. If no objection is raised during the publicity period, or if the objection is not established, then the Korean trademark has been successfully registered.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    To register a trademark in South Korea, you must first file an application, wait for 1-3 months for examination after it is accepted, and the relevant authorities will publish an announcement, and if there is no objection within three months, the application will be approved, and if the objection is raised, the applicant must reply to it, otherwise the application will be withdrawn. After the review, you will receive the trademark and certificate.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    When registering a trademark in Korea, it is necessary to provide the applicant's personal information, a copy of the company's business license, an application form for trademark registration, and a finished trademark design.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    The specific process is that you need to bring all your identity information, as well as the company's information, as well as the company's legal person information, to the trademark department to apply, and then wait for the relevant departments to review and check, if there are no problems, then it will be approved.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    Confirm whether you are eligible to register a trademark, then prepare the relevant materials, comply with local regulations, and then submit the information, and after the examination is passed, the trademark will be successfully registered.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    The process of registering a Korean trademark is trademark design, trademark search, trademark application, trademark acceptance, trademark examination, trademark announcement, and successful trademark registration.

    Trademark design: The applicant designs the trademark on its own, which can be a word trademark, a graphic trademark, etc.

    Trademark search: After the trademark design is completed, the trademark name is searched to ensure the registrability of the trademark.

    Trademark Shin Chan-chun Request: The trademark applicant submits the trademark application documents to the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

    Trademark examination: Trademark examination in South Korea is divided into formal examination and substantive examination, which examines whether the trademark is registrable, whether it is similar or identical to the trademark document of the ** application, and whether it complies with the relevant laws and regulations of South Korea.

    Trademark Notice: A trademark that has passed the examination will be published in the Korean Official Trademark Gazette for a period of 3 months from the publication period, during which anyone can file an opposition to the trademark application documents.

    Successful trademark registration: If there is no objection during the trademark announcement period or the objection is not established after the ruling, the trademark will be approved for registration, and the trademark registration certificate will be issued, and the Korean trademark registration will be successful, and the registration time will be about 12-15 months.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    First of all, you will register the trademark of the orange to **, and then entrust Cha's Xunqui, if it can be registered after the query, you only need to apply for the round core of the material and the trademark design and the category to be registered to submit to **.

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