Where an application for trademark registration falls under any of the following, an examiner shall decide to reject trademark registration. In such cases, where some of designated goods in the application for trademark registration fall under any of the following cases, a decision to reject trademark registration shall be made only for such designated goods: <Amended on Feb. 3, 2022>
1. Where a trademark fails to meet the definitions of a trademark, collective mark, geographical indication, collective mark with geographical indication, certification mark, certification mark with geographical indication, or business emblem under Article 2 (1);
2. Where a trademark is in violation of the treaty;
3. Where a trademark cannot be registered pursuant to Articles 3, 27, 33 through 35, 38 (1), the latter part of Article 48 (2), or Article 48 (4) or (6) through (8);
4. Where a person is not entitled to registration of a collective mark, certification mark and business emblem under Article 3;
5. In cases of an application for registration of a collective mark with geographical indication, where the articles of incorporation of an organization actually do not permit persons to join the organization as its members, such as prohibiting persons from joining the organization in accordance with the articles of incorporation, or impracticable conditions for joining the organization are stipulated in the articles of incorporation;
6. Where all or some of the matters regarding using a collective mark prescribed by Presidential Decree are not stated in the articles of incorporation under Article 36 (3), or all or some of the matters regarding using a certification mark prescribed by Presidential Decree are not stated in the articles of incorporation or the rules under paragraph (4) of that Article;
7. In cases of an application for registration of a certification mark, where the articles of incorporation actually do not permit persons who may use such certification mark to use it, such as prohibiting persons from using it in accordance with the articles of incorporation or the rules without justifiable grounds, or impracticable conditions of use thereof are stipulated in the articles of incorporation or the rules.