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

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 the applicant's acceptance number (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 application for trademark registration shall be announced, and the requirements for approval and registration are still not met, a decision of rejection shall be made;

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;

Application process for trademark registration in South Korea:

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 gazette, and it also has a two-month announcement period, during which others can raise objections, but mature reasons and relevant evidence are required.

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.

1) Formal examination: After the application is submitted, the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents shall be conducted; If the requirements are met, the filing date and application number will be granted.

2) Substantive examination: Examine whether the trademark is registrable according to the law, for example, whether it is distinctive. If the examiner considers that the trademark is not suitable for registration, a notice of refusal is issued.

The applicant can reply within the specified time. Applicants can also request a delay in responding.

3) Announcement: After the trademark has passed the examination, the applicant will be informed that the trademark application has been accepted and published in the trademark gazette. Anyone can file an objection within the 2-month notice period, stating their reasons and submitting relevant evidence.

4) Registration approval: Trademarks that are ruled to be registered after opposition, or trademarks that have no objection after announcement, will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there is no rejection, opposition, etc.) takes about 3-6 months.