• 기술혁신연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2004

This paper analyses the effects of R＆D investment on patent in Korean manufacturing firms during the period 1984-99. The data contains 140 companies which listed in Korea Stock Exchange(KSE). We observed that the relative shares of R＆D investments and patent applications are much higher in scientific firms than in the other firms. The regression results show that R＆D investment has significantly positive effects on the growth of patent application and registration. And the effects of R＆D on patent turns out to be stronger in scientific firms than the other firms. The firm size and the capital intensity also have an important effect on the propensity to patent.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.317-340
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• 2015

새로운 기술을 개발한 개인이나 기업은 그 기술을 비밀로 유지할지, 특허로 출원할지, 방어적으로 공개할지를 선택하게 된다. 방어적 공개는 특허를 출원해 기술을 공개한 후 취하하는 기업의 전략적 선택이다. 특허의 취하는 방어적 공개 이외에도 등록결정을 받을 확률이나 특허의 경제적 가치에도 영향을 받는다. 본 연구는 특허취하의 결정요인을 분석하여 취하가 이루어지는 단계에 따라 취하의 영향요인이 다르다는 점을 밝히고, 심사청구 전 취하가 주로 방어적 공개의 목적으로 이루어진다는 추론과 부합함을 실증적으로 밝힌다. 이를 통해 기존의 특허취하에 관한 연구에서 간과되고 있는 출원인 유형의 중요성을 제시한다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.134-143
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• 2024

We investigated and analyzed the technological landscape of the global pet food industry, focusing on related industries in Korea and abroad. This industry accounts for the largest share of the rapidly growing global pet market. We aimed to identify and develop technologies that can strengthen Korea's position in this market. Our study employed various quantitative methods, including time series analysis, country and applicant analysis, and International Patent Classification (IPC) technology analysis. These analyses allowed us to objectively assess the current technological status, patent application distribution, and technological trends in the pet food industry. Our findings revealed that the United States currently holds the leading position in terms of patent applications within the pet food industry. This suggests that to establish a differentiated competitive edge in this field, it's crucial to develop technologies with high usability and target specific segments within related industries. Additionally, focusing on interdisciplinary research that combines Korea's existing advanced technologies with other relevant fields is essential.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2019

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the patenting activities related to the fields of AI is increasing worldwide. In particular, a share of patent filed in China has exploded in recent years and overtakes the numbers in the US. In the present study, we focus our attention on the patenting activity of China and the US. We analyzed 6,281 and 13,664 patent applications in the US and China respectively between 2008 and 2018, and belonging to the "G06F(Electric Digital Data Processing)", "G06N(Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models)", "H04L(Transmission of Digital Information)" and nine more relevant technological classes, as indicated by the International Patent Classification(IPC). Our analysis contributes to: first, the understanding of patent application trends from foreign countries filed in the US and China, 2) patent application status by applicants category such as companies, universities and individuals, 3) the development direction and forecasting vacant technology of AI according to main IPC code. Through the analysis of this paper, we can suggest some implications for patent research related to artificial intelligence in Korea. Plus, by analyzing the most recent patent data, we can provide important information for future artificial intelligence technology research.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2013

As the importance of intellectual property rights for the 21st century challenge became prominent, many companies have been trying to secure many rights competitively. In particular, application numbers of patent that represents technology has been increased continuously. Korean companies were not exception; mainly in large companies, there have been continued the efforts to grow the number of patent applications in quantitative volume. But the issues that how viable patents the companies have, how effectively the companies manage, and how economically usable the patents are, are totally different from quantitative management level. As such, the issue is connected to how to assess the patent management level of companies. On the other side of quantitative growth of patent that companies hold, there are some problems such as the difficulties to determine if the patents hold substantial values, and the difficulties to determine whether the patent are managed effectively. In addition, as the numbers of patent application and registration of companies are increased, the cost for patent holding and managing increase. It is required to pay continuous attention to the cost of patent management because patent registration fee has a property that increases rapidly with time and burden for patentee become heavier. As a result of analysis and interpretation, we confirmed that quantitative management, particularly the number of patent applicant does not make positive impact on how to use patent after application. Rather, it is observed that the economical usage is influenced positively by the efforts of patent applicants such as considering for the time of patent examination, paying attention to receive patent registration decision. Therefore, this study shows that efforts patent applicants provide in management level after application time are important to maintain the value of patents.

• 기술혁신학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.236-264
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 ICT(Information and Communications Technology) 산업 관련 기술을 주제로 경상북도의 특허출원 동향과 특허맵 중 하나인 특허 포트폴리오 분석을 적용하여 ICT 기술의 향후 방향을 살펴본 연구이다. 이에 본 연구는 경북지역 ICT 산업의 기술 동향 및 기술개발 실태를 특허정보를 통해 살펴보고, 특허 포트폴리오 분석을 통한 지역 ICT 산업의 기술방향 정도를 가늠하여, 연구개발전략 수립에 활용되는 것을 그 목적으로 한다. 경상북도에서 출원된 특허를 대상으로 국제특허분류(IPC: International Patent Classification) 별 기술동향 파악을 하였고 향후 미래유망기술 도출에 대해 분석하였다. 동향파악을 위해서는 ICT 분류코드에 의거하여 각 부문별로 출원된 특허에 대해 분석하였다. 그 결과 경상북도의 특허 출원 동향과 기술별 점유율 및 구간별 특허활동 현황, ICT 중분류 기술별 특허 출원 동향, ICT 기술시장 성장단계현황, 연구주체별 특허 출원 동향, 연구주체 간 공동연구 현황, 주요 출원인 특허 출원 동향 분석 등의 분석결과를 제시하였다. 또한 유망기술 도출을 통해 경북 ICT산업의 기술적 방향을 살펴보았다. 연구결과를 바탕으로 경북 ICT 산업의 기술 경쟁력 확보에 기여하고자 하였고, 더불어 향후 ICT 산업기술의 지향 방향과 기술정책 전략 수립에 도움이 되고자 하였다.

• Agribusiness and Information Management
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2014

This study was conducted to determine the major patent and analyze the patent trend of unmanned and automated agricultural production for the open field operation. As a result of conducting a search for patent applications related to these technologies, 1,080 valid patents were selected by evaluating the relevance of the patents and removing noise patents. As a result of the country-based analysis using the selected valid patents, it was found out that the largest number of patent applications were filed in the United States with 541 cases, followed by Japan with 326 cases, the European Union with 128 cases, and Korea with 85 cases. Upon classifying the valid patents into core technology, the path generation and tracking technology accounts for 33% with 353 cases; the implementing control with environmental condition technology accounts for 22% with 236 cases; the robot design technology accounts for 21% with 228 cases; the plant and environment sensing technology accounts for 19% with 206 cases; the yield and quality monitoring technology accounts for 5% with 58 cases. Finally, 10 core patents were selected by performing a patent index evaluation. The United States registered all of the 10 core patents. The results showed that Korea falls behind in the open field-related unmanned and automated agricultural production, compared to other developed agricultural countries.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2021

인체의 체형정보 중 신체 치수 측정기술은 줄자나 영상 분석을 이용한 체형 측정 방법들이 활용되고 있으나, 간편하면서도 측정 정확도나 재현성이 높은 방법에 대한 수요는 꾸준한 상황이다. 본 논문에서는 신체 치수 측정기술과 관련한 국내외 특허 조사를 수행하여 관련 기술의 개발 동향을 파악하였다. WISDOMAIN DB를 이용하여 한국, 미국, 일본 및 유럽에 공개된 특허를 대상으로 검색하였으며, 대분류, 중분류 기술체계와 소분류의 기술범위를 정의하여 유효 특허를 도출하였다. 도출된 특허에 대해 연도별 특허 동향, 국가별 주요 출원인과 기술 분야 현황을 분석하였다. 신체 치수 측정기술 분야는 한국의 특허출원 비중이 높아 이 분야에서 한국이 특허 출원을 주도하는 것으로 나타났다. 센서형 측정기술 분야의 특허 출원 건수 자체가 많지는 않았지만, 측정 간편성 부분에 장점이 있으므로 관련 기술개발은 체성분 분석 관련 측정 정확도 향상에 기여가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.919-932
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• 2022

This study analyzed the trends of applications for patents, utility models, and designs related to leggings in order to understand the trend of development of technologies for leggings products that are continuously growing in the fashion market. In this study, trends in patent, utility model, and design applications related to leggings products filed from 2001 to 2020 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office were analyzed. As a result, first, the trends of applications for patents, utility models, and designs by year showed that the applications began to rise from 2006 and increased sharply in the 2010s. Second, applications for patents and utility models were analyzed by subject and, according to the results, the applications for compression shaping functionality were the most frequent, followed by those for construction/sewing, those for accessories and others, those for system/device, and those for multi-functionality. Third, when applications for designs were classified by target for wearing and by type of leggings, applications for general leggings designs were the most frequently filed, followed by applications for: item attachment type leggings, shapewear leggings, leggings for men, leggings for pregnant women, leggings for children, and leggings for the disabled. Although this study is limited to domestic patents, utility models, and design applications, it collected useful information related to leggings products and presented directions for future development.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.647-659
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• 2015

This study analyzes current technologies in personal protective equipment (PPE) and mechanisms that can be used in the agricultural field to provide data for research and development on PPE for farmers. There is growing awareness of the importance of PPE as part of efforts to reduce agricultural accidents, but data remain rare for developing PPE tailored to the farm work environment. In this regard, patent data on PPE can provide useful insights for facilitating relevant technologies and research. This study examines patents and utility models classified under the IPC code in Korea and other countries to analyze patented technologies and recent trends for the period from January 2003 to October 2014. Here Korea, the U.S., Japan, and Europe were considered. The results show that the number of patent applications for PPE remained steady without any sharp fluctuations. KIPO applications accounted for 43.5% of all cases, reflecting the highest proportion among the countries considered. Domestic applicants accounted for 94% of all cases. In Korea, patent applications were concentrated in safety gear for the face and eyes, indicating a high level of technology. The highest level of competition was observed for safety goggles in all countries. Some PPE technologies were dominated by a particular manufacturer. The analysis results for farming-related technologies show the current state of technologies and areas lacking technological development. This study analyzes patented technologies for PPE in Korea and other countries and recent research trends as part of the effort to develop PPE for workers in the farming and livestock industry. This study represents an early-stage effort to develop PPE for workers in the farming and livestock industry, and the results are expected to be useful for tailoring PPE to Korea's farming and livestock environment.