如何办理朝鲜商标注册?

一、朝鲜商标注册概述

朝鲜现行商标法规主要基于2011年12月21日修订的《商标法》。“朝鲜商标、工业设计和地理标志办公室”负责统一管理商标事务,官方语言为朝鲜语。朝鲜商标专用权需要通过注册取得,虽然朝鲜商标注册不是强制性的,但为了法律保护,就必须依法登记注册。朝鲜商标注册采用“申请在先”原则。

朝鲜是《巴黎公约》、《里斯本条约》、《WIPO公约》和《尼斯条约》等国际知识产权条约的缔约国,同时还是《马德里议定书》和《马德里协定》成员国,故朝鲜商标注册既可以通过“单一国家注册”的方式办理,也可以通过“马德里国际注册”的方式办理。


二、朝鲜商标注册要求

朝鲜可注册为商标的要素有:文字、名称、图形颜色组合、标语。非传统商标,如声音、气味等暂时不能注册。申请人非朝鲜居民的,需委托本国专门的商标代理人代办。


三、朝鲜商标注册所需材料

朝鲜商标注册所需的基本材料为:

1.商标图样;

2.具体类别及商品/服务项目;

3.申请人姓名及地址;

4.委托书;

5.若声明优先权的,需提供优先权证明文件及对应的朝鲜语翻译件。


四、朝鲜商标注册流程

朝鲜商标注册的大致流程为:申请一受理一审查一核准一发证一公告。


五、朝鲜商标有效期

朝鲜商标注册后有效期为10年,自申请日起算,到期前6个月内可以办理续展,续展有效期10年。




1. Overview of Korean trademark registration

North Korea 's current trademark legislation is based mainly on the ' Trademark Law ' as amended on December 21, 2011. The Office of Korean Trademarks, Industrial Design and Geographical Indications is responsible for the unified management of trademark affairs, and the official language is Korean. The exclusive right of Korean trademark needs to be obtained through registration. Although the registration of Korean trademark is not mandatory, it must be registered according to law for legal protection. The North Korean trademark registration adopts the principle of ' application first '.

The DPRK is a party to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention, the Lisbon Treaty, the WIPO Convention and the Treaty of Nice, and it is also a member of the Madrid Protocol and the Madrid Agreement. Therefore, the DPRK ’ s trademark registration can be handled either by “ single country registration ” or by “ Madrid international registration ”.

 

( 2 ) Korean trademark registration requirements

North Korea can be registered as trademark elements are : text, name, graphic color combination, slogan. Non-traditional trademarks, such as sound, smell, can not be registered temporarily. If the applicant is not a Korean resident, he shall entrust his country with a special trademark agent.


3.Materials for Korean trademark registration

The basic materials for Korean trademark registration are :

1. Pattern of trademarks ;

2. Specific categories and commodities / services projects ;

3. Name and address of the applicant ;

4. Letters of trust ;

5. A certificate of priority and a corresponding translation in Korean are required if the priority is declared.

 

4. Korean trademark registration process

The general process of Korean trademark registration is : application, acceptance, review, approval, certification and announcement.

 

5.The validity period of Korean trademark

The validity period of Korean trademark registration is 10 years, from the date of application, it can be continued within 6 months before the expiration, and the validity period is 10 years.