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Trademark Act — Article 65 (Competition in Formal Objections)

상표법 제65조

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) If at least two formal objections are raised, where a collegial body of examiners deems one formal objection is found to have reasonable grounds during examination thereof, he or she may choose not to decide on the remaining formal objections.

(2) Where a collegial body of examiners fails to decide on a formal objection pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall also serve a certified copy of a decision to reject trademark registration on the relevant person who has raised the formal objection.

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