History of the Korean trademark system
What is a trademark?
- Concept of a trademark under the Trademark Act
- Concept of a certification mark
- Concept of a business emblem
Neighboring concepts of a trademark
Purpose of a trademark system
Function of a trademark
Requirements for trademark registration
Information on trademark applications
- A Single application for a single trademark
- Designation to use a registered trademark
- Additional application of designated articles
- Divisional application
- Conversion of application
- Application to renew the term of a registered trademark
- Application trend
Trademark right
- Term of a trademark right
- Extinguishment of a trademark right
- Application to register the reclassification of goods
- Transfer of a trademark right
- Trademark license system
Protection of an owner of trademark rights
Protection of well-known foreign trademarks
Collective mark right for a geographical indication
History of the Korean trademark system
- 1908 : The Trademark Decree was promulgated.
- 1946 : The Patent Institute was established and patent laws were enacted.
- 1949 : The Trademark Act was enacted.
- 1977 : The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) was established as an independent office under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
- 1979 : Korea joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- 2002 : KIPO submitted an application to WIPO to join the Trademark Act Treaty.
- 2003 : KIPO submitted an application to WIPO to join the Madrid Agreement.
- 2016 : The Trademark Act was wholly amended.
- Last updated 04 May 2023
- Trademark Examination Policy Division