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Requests for Administrative Remedy
Rejections and Disputes Disposals Requests for Appeals
Requests for Administrative Litigations
Trademark rejections and dispute disposals between 2016 and 2018 were 10,997, 10,704 and 10,111 cases. Of these, 688, 684, and 683 appeals were filed with the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The appeal rates in the same period were 6.26%, 6.39%, and 6.76%.
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2014
10,997
688
2015 2016
10,704 10,111
684 683
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2017 2018 Year
Rate of Revocation of TIPO’s Disposition
Number of Concluded Trademark Administrative Litigations by IP Court
Number of Revocation of TIPO's Dispositions Rate of Revocation
Between 2016 and 2018, the IP Court received 158, 176 and 117 trademark administrative litigation cases. In the same period, 153, 148,
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17.4%
18.9% and 165 cases of administrative litigation were concluded. Of these, 17, 19, and 24 of
12.8% 11.1%
14.5%
TIPO’s disposals (including in favor of the plaintiffs and partly winning and partly losing) were revoked, with revocation rate standing at 11.1%, 12.8%, and 14.5%. The main reason for the aforementioned revocations was related to the supreme administrative court’s interpretation regarding how to apply relevant laws. In view of this, TIPO will continuously communicate with the court and enhance examination quality.
161 148 153 148 165
28 28 17 19 24
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year
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