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KIPO Hires Retired Semiconductor Veterans as Patent Reviewers

KIPO Hires Retired Semiconductor Veterans as Patent Reviewers

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — On Thursday, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced its plans to hire 39 patent reviewers specializing in semiconductors as part of its efforts to prevent overseas technology leaks in the semiconductor field as well as a loss of skilled employees. This marks the second open recruitment following the [...]

Patent Office Introduces Measures Against Technology Theft and Leaks

Patent Office Introduces Measures Against Technology Theft and Leaks

SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Intellectual Property Office on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures to address the increasing damages faced by domestic companies due to technology theft and leaks. These measures aim to strengthen the roles of the patent office’s administrative investigation, dispute mediation, and collaboration with technology police, with the [...]

Patent Office to Establish Semiconductor Patent Examination Task Force

Patent Office to Establish Semiconductor Patent Examination Task Force

DAEJEON, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has revealed that it will be establishing a Semiconductor Examination Task Force that will be dedicated to reviewing patents related to chip technology. The patent office and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Tuesday that the amendment to the former’s organizational [...]

Samsung to Pay $150 mln to Nanoco in QLED Patent Suit Settlement

Samsung to Pay $150 mln to Nanoco in QLED Patent Suit Settlement

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay US$150 million to Nanoco Technologies in settlement for a patent lawsuit over a technology used in Samsung’s quantum-dot LED TV, a litigation finance firm for the British company has said. GLS Capital announced Friday the two parties reached the settlement shortly before [...]

S. Korea Leads International Patent Filings for Clothing Care Systems: Data

S. Korea Leads International Patent Filings for Clothing Care Systems: Data

DAEJEON, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are leading international patent applications in the fast-growing area of clothing care systems designed to make it simple to keep clothes clean, hygienic and ready to wear, the country’s patent office said Sunday. The number of patent applications related to clothing care systems in five major [...]

Korean Firms Facing Growing Threats from Patent Trolls

Korean Firms Facing Growing Threats from Patent Trolls

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean firms are being targeted by U.S.-based non-practicing entities (NPEs) or patent trolls that acquire patents to make profits by filing patent infringement lawsuits. Rather than actually going through with the lawsuits, they seek to extort early settlements. NPEs are those who make profits by acquiring and managing [...]

Samsung Acquires Patent for ‘Multi-foldable’ Technology

Samsung Acquires Patent for ‘Multi-foldable’ Technology

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new path has opened for Samsung Electronics Co. to produce an eye-catching laptop with a foldable display and keyboard. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a U.N.’s intellectual property agency, finally approved a patent named ‘multi-foldable electronic appliance’ registered in July last year by Samsung Electronics, according to [...]

Patent Applications for Non-contact Biometric Authentication Technology On the Rise

Patent Applications for Non-contact Biometric Authentication Technology On the Rise

DAEJEON, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of patent applications for non-contact biometric authentication technology based on human characteristics such as the face, iris and voice has surged in recent days. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the number of patent applications for non-contact biometric authentication technologies jumped to 792 in 2019, up [...]