SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the city of Seoul has recently established a ‘Seoul Resident Grievance Center’ at the Seosomun local government office to resolve conflicts between residents due to inter-floor noise in apartment buildings, the construction industry is also coming up with specialized designs to minimize the transmission of noise between floors. According [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In the movie “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”, Tom Cruise secretly takes pictures of classified documents by blinking his eye, using ‘smart’ contact lenses. According to SAM Mobile, a Samsung Electronics blog, the company applied for a patent in the U.S. for ‘the production and usage of smart contact lenses for augmented reality’ [...]
DAEJEON, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Competition for patents is fierce among domestic companies eager to get ahead in the drone market. The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced that a total of 389 patents related to drones were applied for in 2015, which was a 161 percent increase compared to the previous year. The number of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech firm Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will open more of its technology patents to smaller local firms in line with its vision for shared growth. In June this year, Samsung also said it will share 3,000 technology patents with local firms free of charge. [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As the interest in vape pens is increasing, due to increases in the cigarette prices and the expansion of no-smoking areas, the number of patent applications related to vape pens is rising. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, there were 381 patents related to vape pens issued over [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Crispy laver snacks that will suit the tastes of foreigners are about to be launched. The Algae Bio Research Center of the National Fisheries Research & Development Institute announced that in collaboration with the Korea Food Research Institute, it has processed dried laver and developed snacks in flavors that [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Recreational vehicles, known as ‘camping cars’ in Korea, are gaining popularity during the vacation season as they offer the practical combination of a means of transportation, accommodation and cooking/dining space. As a result, patent applications related to camping are increasing rapidly. Most of the applications are related to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of patent applications for selfie sticks has rapidly increased this year. The applications have all been submitted by individuals, in a sign of mainstream interest in the suddenly popular monopod. This year, a total of eight selfie sticks are waiting for patent approval, which is significant considering [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hana Micron, the semiconductor packaging and testing company, announced on November 10 that the company has successfully commercialized a semiconductor packaging technology for the first time in the market. The flexible semiconductor packaging project was launched three years ago (in 2011) under the industrial technology source development program supported [...]
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 [...]