注册国际商标——朝鲜
朝鲜民主主义人民共和国是位于东亚朝鲜半岛北部的社会主义国家，简称朝鲜、北朝鲜、北韩。朝鲜政治稳定，经济发展较快，从20世纪80年代起，朝鲜开始引进外资，创办合资合营企业，小编今天要介绍的内容是注册一个朝鲜商标。
朝鲜商标概述
1、朝鲜采用申请在先注册原则，商标的在先申请人享有商标的专用权;
2、朝鲜可注册商标种类包括商品商标、服务商标和集体商标;
3、商品和服务不分类，但是，每一份商标注册申请只能包括一种类型的产品;
4、任何组织或企业可在不同的类别上申请注册同一个商标，也可在不同类别上申请注册不同的商标。每份商标注册申请只能包括一个商标;
5、朝鲜是《保护工业产权巴黎公约》、《商标国际注册马德里协定》、《商标国际注册马德里议定书》及世界知识产权组织的成员国之一。
注册朝鲜商标途径
1、朝鲜在1980年6月10日与1996年10月3日分别成为了《马德里协议》、《马德里议定书》的缔约方，因此朝鲜商标的注册，可以通过马德里国际商标注册指定注册国的方式来完成;
2、目前在朝鲜，负责商标的申请、受理、授权的是朝鲜发明委员会，若需要通过单一国家注册的方式来注册朝鲜商标的话，需向朝鲜发明委员会递交正式的商标申请书。
注册朝鲜商标资料
1、申请人的中英文名称和地址，以法人申请，附营业执照或有效登记证明复印件加盖公章1 份;以自然人申请附个人身份证明文件1份;
2、需要保护的类别和商品/服务名称;
3、商标图样;
4、委托书签署;
5、委托书需要公认证。
注册朝鲜商标流程
1、检索商标：对申请商标是否与他人在朝鲜在先申请或已注册商标类似或相同进行检索，以避免不必要的商标侵权纠纷;
2、提交申请：申请人向朝鲜发明委员会递交正式商标申请，并提交相应文件;
3、商标审查：在朝鲜发明委员会收到商标申请请求后，会依次对商标的申请进行形式与实质两次审查，以确定该申请是否满足基本注册要求;
4、刊登公告：经审查，被朝鲜发明委员认为可以注册的商标，会在朝鲜官方期刊上进行公告，公告期间，任何人都能对此提出异议;
5、核准发证：经公告，无异议或异议不成立的商标，将会被朝鲜发明委员会核准注册，并向申请人发放商标注册证书。
The Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea is a socialist country located in the north of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, referred to as the DPRK, North Korea and North Korea. North Korea ' s political stability, rapid economic development, from the1980s, North Korea began to introduce foreign investment, the establishment of joint ventures, small compendium today to introduce the content is to register a Korean trademark.
Overview of Korean trademark
1. North Korea adopts the principle of prior registration, and the prior applicant of trademark enjoys the exclusive right of trademark.
2. The types of registered trademarks in Korea include commodity trademarks, service trademarks and collective trademarks ;
3. Commodities and services are not classified, but each trademark registration application can only include one type of product ;
4. Any organization or enterprise can apply for registration of the same trademark in different categories, also can apply for registration of different trademarks in different categories. Each trademark registration application can only include one trademark ;
5. Korea is one of the member states of Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property, Madrid Agreement on International Registration of Trademarks, Madrid Protocol on International Registration of Trademarks and WIPO.
Ways to Register Korean Trademarks
1. North Korea became a party to the ' Madrid Agreement ' and ' Madrid Protocol ' on June 10, 1980 and October 3, 1996, respectively. Therefore, the registration of North Korea ' s trademark can be completed by the way that the registered country is designated by the Madrid international trademark registration.
2. At present, in North Korea, the Korean Invention Commission is responsible for trademark application, acceptance and authorization. If it is necessary to register the Korean trademark by a single country, it is necessary to submit a formal trademark application to the Korean Invention Commission.
Registered Korean Trademark Information
1. Applicant ' s name and address in English and Chinese, apply for legal person, attach business license or valid registration certificate copy with a stamp ; 2. 1 personal identification document attached to a natural person application ;
2. Categories and commodity / service names to be protected ;
3. Trademark pattern ;
4. Signature of a proxy ;
5. The proxy requires public certification.
Process of Registering Korean Trademarks
1. Retrieving trademark : to search whether the application trademark is similar or the same with other people ' s prior application or registered trademark in Korea, in order to avoid unnecessary trademark infringement disputes ; 2.
2. Submit an application : the applicant submits an application for a formal trademark to the Korean Invention Commission and submits corresponding documents ;
3. Trademark review : upon receipt of an application for trademark by the Korean Invention Commission, the application for trademark shall be examined in both form and substance in order to determine whether the application meets the basic registration requirements ;
4.Public announcement : After examination, the trademark that the Korean Invention Commission thinks can be registered will be announced in Korean official journals. During the announcement, anyone can object to it.
5. Approval of licenses : A trademark that is not contested or dissented shall be approved and registered by the Korean Invention Commission and a trademark registration certificate shall be issued to the applicant.
