Trademark Types
Trademark
General trademark.
Collective mark
A sign registered in the name of union, association, or other group with legal personality indicates the goods/services provided by their members.
Certification mark
A sign serves to certify specific quality, precision, material, manufacture method, place of origin, or other characteristics of goods/services of others.
Series mark
Several trademarks that are similar to each other are filed in one application as a series.
Basic Information
Protection term
10 years from filing date (Trademarks should be renewed every 10 years thereafter by the official deadline).
Multiple-class application
Yes.
Publication before examination
N/A
Examination period
About 8~12 months from filing date.
Publication period for opposition
4 months from publication date.
Payment of registration fee
N/A
Issuance of registration certificate
If no opposition is filed during the “publication period for opposition”, registration certificate will be issued after 2 months.
Non-use cancellation
Non-use within 5 consecutive years from registration date.
Statement of use
N/A
Stage Procedure
1. Filing
(1) Documents (information) for filing new trademark application
Trademark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
Collective mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Document for proving the representativeness of applicant
- Regulation on the use of collective mark
Certification mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Document for proving the qualifications or abilities of applicant to certify
- Regulation on the use of certification mark
Series mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
2. Examination
(1) Documents (information) for response
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Series mark
N/A
3. Grant
(1) Documents (information) for resgistration
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Series mark
N/A
4. Maintenance
Earliest date on which renewals can be filed
12 months before official deadline.
Official deadline for renewals
Every 10 years from filing date.
Grace period for renewals
Yes.
(1) Documents (information) for renewals
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Series mark
- POA
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