Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation's 'Smart Jungle' Wins Sejong the Great Patent Technology Award

The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation received the Sejong the Great Award at the '2021 Patent Technology Awards.' The photo shows the Sejong the Great Award certificate and trophy. Photo by Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation announced on the 14th that it won the Sejong the Great Award (Grand Prize) at the '2021 Patent Technology Awards' ceremony hosted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office with its special security pattern technology, ‘Smartjungle®’ (patent registration number 10-2137944).

The Patent Technology Awards are presented annually by the Korean Intellectual Property Office to outstanding inventions and designs that are filed and valid in Korea, awarding honors such as the Sejong the Great Award, Chungmugong Award, Jiseok Young Award, Hong Dae-yong Award, and Jeong Yak-yong Award.

This year’s grand prize winner, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation’s ‘Smartjungle’, is a printing method that incorporates subtle changes in line thickness and spacing depending on the angle, allowing authenticity verification through a smartphone app.

Additionally, the combination of printing and digital technology enables its application to all printed materials such as paper, vinyl, stickers, and digital prints, which is also considered a key feature.

The ‘Smartjungle’ technology is currently applied to over ten types of security labels for domestic cosmetics companies, genuine authentication clothing label hang tags, local love gift certificates, and other products to prevent the distribution of counterfeit goods.

Through this, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation has achieved sales of 8.7 billion KRW over the past two years.

Jeon Young-yul, Director of the Technology Research Institute at Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, said, “The greatest advantage of the ‘Smartjungle’ technology is that it allows easy verification of forgery or alteration anytime and anywhere,” adding, “Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation will further develop related technologies to lead the way in protecting our companies’ brands and realizing a trustworthy society.”

The 'Smart Jungle' technology is invisible to the naked eye and appears identical to regular printed materials, but when recognized by a smartphone app, hidden patterns emerge that allow verification of authenticity. Provided by Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

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