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Trademark Act — Article 84 (Application to Register Renewal of Duration of Trademark Rights)

상표법 제84조

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) Any trademark right holder (where a trademark right is owned jointly, each joint owner shall be deemed a trademark right holder; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) who intends to file an application to register the renewal of the duration of a trademark right pursuant to Article 83 (2) shall submit a written application to register the renewal of the duration of the trademark right stating the following, to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office: <Amended on Oct. 31, 2023>

1. Name and address of the trademark right holder (in cases of a corporation, referring to its name and the seat of its place of business);

2. Where the trademark right holder has appointed an agent, the name and address of his or her agent or the seat of the place of business of his or her agent (where his or her agent is a patent corporation or patent corporation (with limited liability), referring to its name, the seat of its office and the name of a designated patent attorney);

3. Registration number of the registered trademark;

4. Designated goods and the category of designated goods;(2) An application to register the renewal of the duration of a trademark right shall be filed within one year prior to the expiry of the duration of the trademark right: Provided, That any trademark right holder who fails to apply for registering the renewal of the duration of a trademark right within this period may apply for registering the renewal of the duration of the trademark right within six months after the duration of the trademark right expires. <Amended on Oct. 31, 2023>

(3) Deleted. <Apr. 23, 2019>

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), matters necessary to file an application to register the renewal of the duration of trademark rights shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Apr. 23, 2019>

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