SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has been granted a patent on the design of a disc-shaped drone, hinting that the electronics giant may make inroads into the booming market for commercial drones, according to South Korea’s patent authority Friday. The patent was filed in April this year and formally registered earlier [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Light Fidelity, or Li-Fi, is a system that uses household LED bulbs to transfer data and provide a wireless internet connection through extremely fast flickering. Li-fi has a number of advantages over conventional Wi-Fi technology, including faster transmission speeds of up to 224 gigabits per second, and reduced energy [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Personal transport gadgets have grown increasingly popular in Korea in recent years, with more people riding devices like electric kick scooters or “wheels” either as a means of transportation or simply for recreational purposes. These electric machines grant mobility unachievable by conventional vehicles, and are easy to carry around, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – German appliance maker Miele said Friday its steam washing machines do not infringe patents issued by LG Electronics Inc., refuting the infringement claim by the South Korean electronics maker. The response by Miele came about a week after LG demanded Miele stop using the technology it created for steam [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Korea Intellectual Property Office, a total of 340 patent applications related to agricultural technology that improves a crop’s resistibility to environmental stress have been submitted since 2005. Since 2010, at least 30 patents were filed each year, 87 percent of which were by domestic applicants. KIPO [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea has seen an increasing number of patents targeting the rapidly growing market for biometrics, driven by an increasing supply of smartphones and wearable devices, and the expansion of IoT-based services. According to the Korea Intellectual Property Office, the annual number of patent applications related to biometric technology more [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard a rare design patent case Tuesday in one of the last-remaining legal battles between Samsung and Apple that could reimburse the South Korean smartphone giant up to nearly $400 million in damages it already paid Apple. Samsung paid Apple US$548 million in damages awarded [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Display Co., an affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co., has registered for a patent on technology to develop bendable displays in the United States, industry sources said Tuesday, implying a possible launch of foldable smartphones sometime soon. The panel-making affiliate of the South Korean tech giant filed a patent [...]
DAEJEON, Sept.12 (Korea Bizwire) – PC sales have continued to plummet, with major tech corporations like Intel announcing layoffs (a planned 12,000 by 2017). Desktop and laptop computers are increasingly being replaced by more portable but equally functional smartphones and tablets. Despite the trend however, Korea continues to generate a constant supply of patent applications [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Algae blooms are among the many side effects of this year’s prolonged heat wave in Korea. Major waterways like the Geum and Yeongsan rivers are suffering from extensive algal blooming, which can damage ecosystems as well as create an unpleasant stench. But despite the apparent drawbacks, the Korean Intellectual [...]