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Trademark Act — Article 6 (Trademark Manager of Non-Resident)

상표법 제6조

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) Except where a person who is not domiciled or does not have his or her place of business in the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as "non-resident") resides in the Republic of Korea, the non-resident (in cases of a corporation, referring to the representative thereof) may follow trademark-related procedures or bring a lawsuit against dispositions made by an administrative authority in accordance with this Act or an order issued under this Act only through a person who is domiciled or has his or her place of business in the Republic of Korea as an agent managing the trademark of the non-resident (hereinafter referred to as "trademark manager").

(2) A trademark manager shall represent his or her principal in a lawsuit with respect to trademark-related procedures or a disposition made by an administrative authority in accordance with this Act or an order issued under this Act, within the scope of authority delegated to him or her.

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