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Commercial Act — Article 19 (Trade Name of Company)

상법 제19조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

The lettering "partnership company", "limited partnership company", "limited liability company", "stock company" or "limited company" shall be contained in the trade name of a company according to its nature.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011]

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