Industrial Accident Prevention 'Safety Patents' Easily Accessible... Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Opens 33 Industrial Property Rights

KOSHA (Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Patents accumulated for industrial accident prevention projects are being fully released.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency announced on the 27th that it will fully open the industrial property rights it holds to contribute to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) utilizing safety technology and the prevention of industrial accidents.

The technologies subject to industrial property rights licensing total 33 cases, including 22 patents, 10 utility models, and 1 design.

The industrial property rights include patents for a fall prevention system that induces safe scaffolding work using IoT, utility models for a portable overload tester that can be easily used by non-experts, and designs for length-adjustable nuts.

Applicants eligible for licensing are SMEs, mid-sized companies, or prospective entrepreneurs, who can apply by submitting an industrial property rights licensing application and a property usage plan via mail or email.

The application will be reviewed by the agency’s review committee to decide on the licensing, and detailed information can be found by ‘clicking’ on the agency’s website.

The agency not only grants industrial property rights licenses but also provides mentoring and testbeds to promote the commercialization of new technologies and the expansion of the safety technology market through new product development.

So far, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency has provided a total of 31 industrial property rights across 16 types to SMEs through paid and free technology transfers.

Park Doo-yong, Director of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, said, “We plan to support the opening of patented technologies held by the agency and the practical application of technologies through mentoring and testbed support,” adding, “We hope many SMEs will strengthen their competitiveness in related fields and expand their markets.”

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