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Trademark Act — Article 73 (Abandonment of Some of Designated Goods When Paying Trademark Registration Fees)

상표법 제73조

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) Where any of the following persons pays a trademark registration fee (where he or she pays the trademark registration fee in installments pursuant to the latter part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 72 (1), referring to the first installment of the trademark registration fee), he or she may abandon trademark registration for each of the designated goods:

1. A person issued a decision to grant trademark registration in relation to an application for trademark registration containing at least two designated goods;

2. A person who receives a decision to grant registration of additional designated goods in relation to an application for registration of additional designated goods;

3. A person who files an application to register the renewal of the duration of trademark rights.

(2) Matters necessary for abandoning designated goods under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

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