Under the revised Korean Trademark Act, effective from October 6, 2013, if an applicant fails to file an Opinion in response to an Office Action within the two-month deadline, the applicant can file a request to re-open the examination of the application by an additional two months from the expiry of the deadline, considering to join Singapore Treaty.

 

This revision also applies to an Appeal against a final rejection; however, this is not applied to an international application through the World International Property Organization (WIPO).