Under the revised Korean Trademark Act, effective from June 11, 2014, if an applicant, who filed an identical or similar trademark to another person’s trademark, has a contractual relationship or business relationship, such as a partnership or employment and thus knows the use of a trademark, or the preparation for a trademark use by other person, the trademark will be rejected according to Art. 7, Para. 1, Item 18 of the revised Trademark Act. |