• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.141-149
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• 2005

This study was carried out to assess the present condition of domestic and foreign patented technologies in turfsrass cultivar area. Patented technologies about turfsrass were analyzed by web site(www.kipris.or.kr) from 1948 to 2005. The results are summarized as follows; 1. Number of patents on turfgrass fertilizer(866) was more than the other patents on turfgrass. 2. Total number of Japan's patents on turfgrass was 1,565. This is more than America's. The foreign patents are mostly on cultivar, sod, seed, disease, construction, and management. 3. Number of patents from company(2,328) was the most and the others are private individuals, research institutes, university professors. However commercialization rate of patants was low. 4. Turfgrass cultivars patented in Korea are 'Konwoo', 'Senock' 'Anyanjungji', etc., and in foreign countries 'Zenith', 'Miyako', etc. Among them 'Zenith', 'Miyako' and 'Konhee' were commercialized.