(1) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office may extend any of the following periods only once by not exceeding 30 days at the request of a party or ex officio: Provided, That in cases of persons living in a remote area with inconvenient traffic, such as islands or remote rural areas, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office may additionally extend the number of times and periods, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy:
1. Period for amending grounds, etc. for filing a formal objection under Article 61;
2. Period for requesting a trial against a decision to reject amendment under Article 115;
3. Period for requesting a trial against a decision to reject under Article 116.
(2) Where the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the President of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board, the presiding judge or an examiner under Article 50 (hereinafter referred to as "examiner") has set a period during which a person shall follow trademark-related procedures pursuant to this Act, he or she may shorten or extend such period at the request of a person who follows trademark-related procedures or his or her agent, or ex officio. In such cases, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, etc. shall determine whether to shorten or extend the period so as not to unreasonably infringe interests of persons interested in the relevant procedures.
(3) Where the presiding judge or an examiner has set a period during which a person is to follow trademark-related procedures pursuant to this Act, he or she may change such period at the request of a person who follows trademark-related procedures or his or her agent, or ex officio.