Tea Museum of Korea
Boseong Green Tea Geographical Indication Collective Mark Registration
- Date Registered : Dec. 3rd 2008 (Head of Korea Industry Property Office)
- Geographical Indication Collective Mark Registration No : No.0000018
- Geographical Indication Collective Mark Owner : Boseong Green Tea Agricultural Cooperative Association (762-4 Dogae-ri Mireok-myeon Boseong county Jeon-Nam)
- Collective Mark Displayed Goods and Classification : 30th Green Tea (Boseong Green Tea)
When a collective mark is registered at geographical indication collective mark ledger according to Trade Mark Act
- The trademark is reserved for 10 years and renewed every ten years without any limit on the number of times of renewal.
- The trademark owner has the exclusive right to use the registered trademark (Boseong Green Tea) for the designated products and may license (permission to use trademark) it to other users within a specified scope.
- In addition, the trademark owner can prohibit illegal use of the trademark. When a third party uses the trademark (Boseong Green Tea) or similar mark for a designated product or a product similar to the designated product without express permission of the trademark owner, the trademark owner can claim an infringement and demand compensation for damage or credit repair.
