Trademark design: the applicant designs the trademark by himself, which can be word mark, graphic trademark, etc.
Trademark retrieval: after the trademark design is completed, the trademark name is retrieved to ensure the registrability of the trademark.
Trademark application: the trademark applicant submits trademark application documents to the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
Trademark acceptance: After the trademark documents are submitted, the relevant staff will issue the trademark acceptance number to the applicant.
Trademark review: Korean trademark review is divided into formal review and substantive review, which examines whether the trademark can be registered, whether it is similar to or the same as the trademark file applied online, and whether it complies with relevant Korean laws and regulations.
Trademark announcement: the trademark that has passed the examination will be announced in the official trademark announcement of Korea, and the trademark objection period is 3 months from the announcement period, during which anyone can object to the trademark application documents.
Successful trademark registration: A trademark that has no objection during the trademark announcement period or whose objection is not established by ruling shall be approved and registered, and a trademark registration certificate shall be issued. The Korean trademark was successfully registered. If all goes well, the registration time will be about 12- 15 months.