(1) Any person who follows trademark-related procedures may electronically prepare an application for trademark registration and other documents submitted to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the President of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board in accordance with methods prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and submit such electronic documents using an information and communications network (hereinafter referred to as "information and communications network") under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, or storing them in electronic recording medium, such as a portable storage medium.
(2) Electronic documents submitted under paragraph (1) shall be as valid as paper documents submitted under this Act.
(3) Electronic documents submitted via an information and communications network pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deemed received in the content recorded in a file of the electronic data processing system for the purpose of receipt used by the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board when a person who has submitted such electronic documents may confirm the receipt number through the information and communications network.
(4) Types of documents that may be submitted in electronic form pursuant to paragraph (1), methods of submission, and other matters necessary to submit electronic documents shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.