SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Patent applications pertaining to all-in-one cards registered at the Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) have increased dramatically in the past five years (2012 to 2016). The nation’s patent authority announced that it had received 125 applications, more than four times the 25 it had accepted in the previous five-year [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – As public interest in eyewear continues to grow, the number of patent applications is increasing for functional sunglasses, which cater to unique needs ranging from protection from fine dust particles to detachable sunglasses. According to figures released by the Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Wednesday, the number of [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Statue of “Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Agony” located at the scene of his Myeongryang Battle will be registered as a trademark. The statue has received high praise among other statues of the admiral by showing his human side. The statue stands on a rock nearby Uldolmok or Myeongryang, in Haenam, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As people across the world realize the finite nature of water resources, more water-saving patents have been applied lately. The per-person water consumption level in Korea is one of the highest in the world at 278 liters. This figure contrasts well with that of some developed nations such as Germany (150 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the worldwide race to develop new technologies surrounding “graphene,” the number of graphene-related patents applied by Korean scientists has surpassed that made by American counterparts. Graphene is pure carbon in the form of a very thin, nearly transparent sheet, one atom thick, with excellent mechanical, electrical properties, 100 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Piano wire, made for use in piano strings, has found a new, unexpected use in chasing pigeons away so that buildings and structures could avoid premature corrosion as well as bad odor and noise. The Seoul metropolitan city government said on September 4 that it has come up with a novel [...]