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South Korea, Opposition System

South Korea, Opposition System

KIPO has been soliciting active use of the trademark opposition system to prevent trademark conflicts. This is a kind of public examination system allowing anyone to oppose to a registration of a trademark by filing an opposition within 30 days of its public notice of registration. KIPO also plans to reduce the opposition examination period from 10 months to 6 months and to introduce opposition examiner squad