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Trademark Act — Article 237 (Administrative Fines)

상표법 제237조

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) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 500,000 won:

1. A person who has made an oath pursuant to Article 299 (2) or 367 of the Civil Procedure Act applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 141 (7) but makes a false statement before the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board;

2. A person who has been ordered to produce or present documents or other things with respect to the taking of evidence or the preservation of evidence by the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board but fails to comply with the order without justifiable grounds;

3. A person who has been summoned to appear as a witness, expert witness, or interpreter by the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board but fails to comply with such summons to appear without justifiable grounds or refuses to make an oath, make a statement, bear testimony, provide an expert opinion, or interpret, as otherwise requested.

(2) Administrative fines under paragraph (1) shall be imposed and collected by the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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