Definition
· Used to identify one's own
product and another's
product Mark
Target
· A symbol, character, graphic,
sound, smell, three-
dimensional shape, hologram
/ motion
· Display to indicate the origin
of a product regardless of
composition or expression
method
Usage scope of trademark
· Labeling of goods /
packaging
· Transfer, deliver, display,
import, or export any
trademarked product
· Advertising, price tags,
transaction documents, signs
· Acting on the sign
Right's term
· 10 years after filing date
(Renewable every 10 years, semi-permanent)
Legal acton for infringer
· Imprisonment for not more
than 7 years
· Fines of less than 100 million
won
· Right of prohibition against
infringement of right
· Right of claim for damages
· Disposition
· Criminal complaint, etc.
Service Mark
In order to distinguish between those who are engaged in the service business(advertising, telecommunications, food and beverage, etc.)
and other service business
Collective mark/Non-profit business emblem
· Collective mark : A corporation established by businessman who jointly manufactures /
sells goods shall mark to use for the goods or service business related to the operation of a member under its supervision
· Non-profit business emblem : A mark used by a person who does business for non-business purposes to indicate the business
Geographical Collective Mark
A mark that indicates that a particular quality, reputation, or other characteristic of a commodity is a commodity that is produced,
manufactured or processed in that region.
Unregistered trademarks with no discrimination
Trademark application flow chart