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Trademark Act — Article 122 (Period of Exclusion)

상표법 제122조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-05-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2025-11-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) No trial to invalidate trademark registration, registration to renew the duration of trademark rights, or registration of the conversion of the classification of goods on the grounds that the registered trademark falls under Article 34 (1) 6 through 10 and 16, Articles 35, 118 (1) 1 and 214 (1) 3 shall be requested after five years elapse from the date of trademark registration, the date of registration to renew the duration of the trademark rights, or the date of registration of the conversion of the classification of goods.

(2) No trial to revoke trademark registration or registration of an exclusive license or non-exclusive license on the grounds that the trademark falls under Articles 119 (1) 1, 2, 5, 5-2, 7 through 9 and 120 (1) shall be requested after three years elapse from the date the fact that constitutes grounds for revocation ceases to exist. <Amended on Oct. 31, 2023>

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