What are the procedures for applying for trademark registration in South Korea?

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.

1. Trademark inquiry: This process is a non-statutory process before the trademark application, which is mainly to search the applied trademark to determine whether the trademark will not be similar in composition or the same as the registered or registered trademark in South Korea;

3. Formal examination: After receiving the trademark application from the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the application will be preliminarily examined, mainly to check whether the trademark application materials are standardized and whether there are deficiencies; If the requirements are met, the filing date and application number will be granted.

4. Substantive examination: After the formal examination, the Korean Intellectual Property Office will also conduct a deeper examination of the trademark application, mainly to examine whether the trademark application violates the prohibition regulations of the Trademark Law, and the trademark application that does not meet the examination requirements will be rejected by the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and the applicant can appeal if he is not satisfied with the judgment after receiving the notice of rejection.

5. Trademark announcement: After the examination, the trademark is considered by the Korean Intellectual Property Office to be a trademark that can be accepted for registration, and an announcement will be published on the official platform of South Korea for the public to judge the objection; Anyone can raise an objection during the publication period, stating their reasons and submitting relevant evidence.

6. Approval of registration: If no objection is raised during the announcement period, or if there is no objection to the trademark that is ruled to be registered after opposition, or if the trademark is not established due to the objection, the Korean Intellectual Property Office will approve the registration of the trademark and issue a trademark registration certificate to the applicant.

7. Protection period: The exclusive right to use a trademark is valid for 10 years from the date of approval of registration, and the application for renewal of registration shall be made within 6 months after the expiration of the period; If the application is not made during this period, a grace period of 6 months may be granted. If the application is not filed after the expiration of the extension period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled.

Each renewal registration is valid for 10 years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.