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Trademark Act — Article 189 (Special Cases When Filing Application and of Preferential Examination)

상표법 제189조

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) Where Article 47 (2) applies in relation to an application for international trademark registration, "submit a written application for trademark registration stating the purpose thereof to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and documents that may prove such goods within 30 days from the filing date of an application for trademark registration" shall be construed as "documents stating the purpose thereof and documents that can prove such goods within the period prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy".

(2) Article 53 (2) shall not apply to an application for international trademark registration.

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