SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Patent applications for leisure products are rising in South Korea, in tandem with a newfound appreciation for work-life balance among busy workers. Data from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) revealed the number of patent applications for leisure products filed between 2015 and 2017 stood at 75,369. The annual figure [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced plans to invest billions of won to create up to 12,000 new jobs in the intellectual property industry. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Thursday, startups will receive support in the form of ‘patent vouchers’ as part of efforts to boost the intellectual [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The therapeutic qualities of art may be scientifically verifiable thanks to a professor at Sahmyook University in Seoul, who has devised a way to use next generation technology to measure the efficacy of art as treatment. Together with software developer Open Bus, professor Kim Sung-woon has applied to the [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patent applications filed for powered exoskeletons, also known as exosuits, are increasing steadily in South Korea, as the economy shifts towards the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution. Reports of an increasing number of patent applications for exosuits come with emphasis being placed on the field of robotics, one [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hunminjeongeum, the original manuscript for the Korean language, has been chosen as the best invention by South Koreans in a recent Facebook survey. Marking its 40th anniversary as well as the 52th anniversary of Inventors’ Day today, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) conducted a survey to find out the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – As the voice of smokers becomes louder for their smoking rights in Korea, the number of patent applications related to smoking rooms which can be a compromising alternative for both smokers and non-smokers is skyrocketing, according to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). The KIPO announced that the number of patent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The general public can access and secure detailed and high-quality patent information as the government decides to expand the “customized patent information” service to the public. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that it would allow the general public to search “Patent Classification and Patent Family Information” through the [...]