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, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Even as the government budget for research and development is rising while the number of patents from state-run R&D organizations reaching a record-high level, the qualitative level of overall government R&D output is getting lower. According to Congressman Lee Hyun-jae (New Frontier Party) on October 7 in a parliamentary [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – From now on, mobile applications and computer software technologies can be officially protected by patent. The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced on June 18 that it has revised patent standards and will begin granting patents for “Computer Program” claims. A claim is the extent of the protection conferred by [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), in collaboration with universities, will create a 10-billion-won fund to give support to start-up companies that take advantage of patents held by the universities. To this end, the patent office will chip in 80 percent of the fund, or 8 billion won. University-based [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Computing devices have consistently evolved from the early computers to desktops, laptops and mobile devices. Taking another step forward, a new era is about to begin with emerging wearable devices. One of the key technologies which make wearable devices possible is the flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). Unlike the [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, Sept 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people realize the importance of public interest design that places emphasis on traditional esthetic value and the preservation of the environment, local governments have increasingly applied for patents for their own unique streetlamp designs. Lately the city of Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, succeeded in [...]
KWANGJU, South Korea, Sept 05 (Korea Bizwire) – Are you interested in buying someone else’s brilliant idea and making business out of it? A Korean company is helping start-up planners find patented goods, designs, and ideas easy and fast online. Ok-yunsun Invention & Design Group is composed of professional inventors, designers, engineers, professors, consultants, patent agents, and [...]