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Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 16362 of April 23, 2019), Republic of Korea

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Year of Version 2019 Dates Amended up to: October 24, 2019 Promulgated: November 28, 1949 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Trademarks Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Trade Names, Geographical Indications

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Korean 상표법 (1949년11월28일에 제정된 법률 제71호는 2019년04월23일의 법률 제16362,호 개정에 이르기까지 수차례 개정이 이루어짐) PDF HTML English Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 16362 of April 23, 2019) PDF HTML WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet English Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 16362 of April 23, 2019) PDF French Loi sur les marques (loi n° 71 du 28 novembre 1949, telle que modifiée jusqu'à la loi n° 16362 du 23 avril 2019) PDF Spanish Ley de Marcas (Ley N° 71 de 28 de noviembre de 1949, modificada por la Ley N° 16362 de 23 de abril de 2019) PDF
Legislation Supersedes (10 text(s)) Supersedes (10 text(s))
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 14033 of February 29, 2016)(KR268)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 11962 of July 30, 2013)(KR203)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 12751 of June 11, 2014)(KR229)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013)(KR277)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 11747 of April 5, 2013)(KR129)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 11113 of December 2, 2011)(KR097)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 9678 on May 21, 2009)(KR066)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 8458 of May 17, 2007)(KR043)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 6414 of February 3, 2001)(KR036)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 5576 of September 23, 1998)(KR005)
 Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Trademark Act (amended up to Act No. 19809 of October 31, 2023) (KR315)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 17728 of December 22, 2020)  (KR280)
Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 17531 of October 20, 2020)  (KR279)
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IP/N/1/KOR/19
IP/N/1/KOR/T/6
WIPO Lex No. KR287