'Imjin River Peace and Culture Zone Designated Area' Service Mark Application Filed with Patent Office

Gyeonggi Province filed an application to register a service mark with the Patent Office on December 5 to protect the intellectual property rights of the 'Imjin River Peace and Culture Zone Designated Area,' which was designated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on October 13.

A service mark is a type of trademark used by nonprofit entities to specifically indicate their business activities.

Once the service mark is registered, it will be protected as intellectual property for 10 years, allowing the province to counter indiscriminate use of the name by private developers and enabling Gyeonggi Province to use the name 'Imjin River Peace and Culture Zone Designated Area' exclusively.

The 'Imjin River Peace and Culture Zone Designated Area' is a large-scale regional development project that has invested a total of 588.6 billion won over 10 years (2014-2023) in northern Gyeonggi Province, an area that had been underdeveloped due to military facility protection zones and various development restrictions, and had been marginalized due to its characteristics as a border region.