"Do You Have to Tip for a Kiss Too?" 'Personal Talk' Attached to Hyundai Motor and Kia Patent Drawings

KakaoTalk Conversation Included Where Drawing Should Be
Hyundai Motor "Presumed Due to Patent Firm's Mistake"

It has become controversial that a KakaoTalk chat screenshot was included instead of a drawing in a patent jointly filed by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia.

Incorrect KakaoTalk Conversation Included in Hyundai and Kia's 'Vehicle Panel Assembly' Patent Application [Photo source=KIPRIS]

According to the patent search system KIPRIS on the 14th, a KakaoTalk chat screenshot on a private topic was placed where a drawing explaining the invention should have been in Hyundai Motor Company and Kia's patent application for a "vehicle panel assembly." The content of the patent was made public to the general public 1 year and 6 months after the application, in accordance with patent law.

The KakaoTalk screenshot contained a conversation between two people, Mr. A and Mr. B. When Mr. A asked, "Do you have to tip even for a kiss?" Mr. B replied, "Because it's not customer management." Then Mr. A said, "Then I will be your cookie," to which Mr. B responded, "All free services for one time have been used up." However, it has not been confirmed whether the photo actually captured a real conversation or was artificially created.

Photo of the blueprint corrected by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia [Photo by KIPRIS]

According to the patent application information, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia identified the incorrect photo about a month after filing the patent and submitted a correction statement to amend the drawing in January of last year. However, since KIPRIS posts both the patent application and the correction statement, the photo before correction was also disclosed and has now been removed.

A Hyundai Motor Company official told Chosun Biz on the 14th, "It was confirmed that the KakaoTalk photo was not included when researchers handed over materials to the patent firm," adding, "It is presumed to be an error by the patent firm." The official further stated, "We are investigating the exact circumstances and taking measures such as removing the incorrectly attached drawing photo."

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