Trademark Types
Trademark
General trademark.
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 mark
A sign registered in the name of union, association, or other group with legal personality indicates the goods/services provided by their members.
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
Yes.
Examination period
About 12~15 months from filing date.
Publication period for opposition
6 months from publication date.
Payment of registration fee
Registration fee should be paid within 3 months from issuance of the Notice of Allowance.
Issuance of registration certificate
Registration certificate will be issued within 2~3 month from the payment of registration fee.
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
Certification mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Regulation on the use of certification mark
Collective mark
- Trademark drawing
- POA
- Regulation on the use of collective mark
2. Examination
(1) Documents (information) for response
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
N/A
3. Grant
(1) Documents (information) for resgistration
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective 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 registration date.
Grace period for renewals
Yes.
(1) Documents (information) for renewals
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
- POA
- Original trademark certificate
E2025.03.31