Mando Wins Top Award at the '2020 ICT Patent Management Awards'

"Securing Global Patents in the Field of Autonomous Driving Technology"

Kang Hyung-jin, Head of Mando ADAS BU R&D Center (right), and Namgung Hyun, Head of Mando Global Legal Center, are taking a commemorative photo related to the 'ICT Patent Management Award'. (Photo by Mando)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Mando announced on the 30th that it received the highest award, the 'Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Committee Commendation,' at the 2020 ICT Patent Management Awards hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

The Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Committee Award is a commendation given to the best company after evaluating contributions in national innovation driving fields such as autonomous driving technology and information and communication technology. The Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Committee is co-chaired by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and Professor Jeong Sang-jo of Seoul National University. Mando was honored with the award in recognition of its achievements in securing world-class patents in autonomous driving technology, including advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) hardware and software, and contributing to enhancing the competitiveness of the Korean automotive parts industry.

Mando holds 1,741 patents related to ADAS (983 domestic and 758 overseas). In particular, it is focusing on popularizing ADAS functions to promote the widespread use of radar, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors, which are core solutions of autonomous driving technology.

Namgung Hyun, head of Mando Global Legal Center, stated, “In the future, the automotive technology field will be led by autonomous driving technology and software logic solutions integrating ICT convergence. We will focus on strengthening patents for integrated solution technologies of electronic systems such as ADAS, which is Mando’s strength, as well as electronic chassis systems like brakes and steering, to secure competitiveness based on the essence of patents.”

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