The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

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Current Status of Registered Korean Patents Related to Dietary Life for the Elderly

노인 식생활 관련 국내 특허 등록 현황

  • Choi, Jiyu (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoon, Jihyun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Her, Eun Sol (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Injoo (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
  • 최지유 (서울대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤지현 (서울대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 허은솔 (서울대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최인주 (서울대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2014.05.26
  • Accepted : 2014.08.10
  • Published : 2014.08.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of patents related to dietary life of the elderly in Korea. Using Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service, patents registered between 2002 and 2013 were searched with the key words including 'elderly or the aged' and 'food, meal, or dietary life.' The search results showed 1,438 patents, and 500 patents meeting the research purpose were selected and analyzed. They were divided into two categories: 'patents on foods' and 'patents on products and services related to dietary life.' The former was further divided into four subgroups as follows: foods for health promotion, foods for disease prevention, foods for the people with difficulty in swallowing and masticating, and others. Also, the latter was divided into products or services. The results showed that patents on foods accounted for about 90%, of which the patents on foods for health promotion were ranked as the highest (40%). The number of patents on products and services related to dietary life was relatively small, indicating that the technology development has been focused on foods. Therefore, the technology for products and services related to dietary life should be actively developed as well as that for foods to improve the quality of life for the elderly in the future.

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