Patent Applications for Secondary Batteries Up 13.6%... Leading Overall Patent Application Growth Rate

In the first half of this year, patent applications in key national technology fields such as secondary batteries increased by 13.6% compared to the same period last year. This figure is more than three times higher than the 4.1% increase in total patent applications during the same period.

According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on the 17th, an analysis of approximately 107,000 domestic patent applications filed in the first half of this year, categorized by the 35 technology fields of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), revealed a significant increase in patent applications centered on 12 major national key technology fields including secondary batteries, semiconductors, and digital communications.

By technology field in the first half of this year, secondary batteries recorded 8,660 patent applications, an 11.5% increase compared to the first half of last year. This was followed by semiconductors with 6,580 applications (up 15.5%) and digital communications with 5,110 applications (up 15.1%). This indicates that national key technologies drove the overall increase in patent applications in the first half of this year.

The increase in patent applications in major national key technology fields is analyzed as a result of domestic companies accelerating their efforts to secure patent rights in order to maintain leadership in future advanced technologies such as secondary batteries and semiconductors despite the global economic downturn.

Kim Yong-hoon, Director of the Industrial Property Information Policy Division at KIPO, stated, “Despite growing global economic uncertainties, the increase in patent applications by domestic companies centered on key national technology fields such as secondary batteries is very encouraging. KIPO will strive to support national-level policy measures, including securing examiners, to help domestic companies obtain patent rights promptly.”

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