The trademark registration process in South Korea is as follows:

After the application for trademark registration in South Korea has been electronically filed, the application will undergo both formal and substantive examinations, substantive examination includes a search for conflicting marks and a distinctiveness examination.

After the examination, an application is published in the Official Gazette before opposition. The opposition period for a Korean trademark application is 2 months from the date of publication.

Official fees for granting should be paid within 2 months from the date when the Notice of Allowance was received.

The term of a registered trademark in Korea is 10 years from the date of registration. The whole process takes 9-12 months.