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.
Collective membership mark
A sign serves to identify the membership of members in an association, society or any other group which is a juridical person and distinguish.
Basic Information
Protection term
10 years from registration 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 months from filing date.
Publication period for opposition
3 months from registration date.
Payment of registration fee
Registration fee should be paid within two months from receiving the Notice of Allowance.
Issuance of registration certificate
After paying the registration fee before the deadline, registration certificate will be issued within half of a month to 1 month after receiving the registration fee.
Non-use cancellation
Non-use within 3 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
- Certificate of juridical person
- Regulation on the use of collective mark
- Document for proving the representativeness of applicant
Certification mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Certificate of juridical person , organization or government agency
- Document for proving the qualifications or abilities of applicant to certify
- Regulation on the use of certification mark
- Document for proving the representativeness of applicant
Collective membership mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Certificate of juridical person
- Regulation on the use of collective membership mark
2. Examination
(1) Documents (information) for response
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Collective membership mark
N/A
3. Grant
(1) Documents (information) for resgistration
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Collective membership mark
N/A
4. Maintenance
Earliest date on which renewals can be filed
6 months before official deadline.
Official deadline for renewals
Every 10 years from registration date.
Grace period for renewals
Yes.
(1) Documents (information) for renewals
Trademark
Collective mark
Certification mark
Collective membership mark
- POA
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