SK Group to Share 171 Patents for Free

Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK
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SK Innovation, SK Hynix, SK Telecom, and SK Siltron, four companies within the SK Group, will provide 171 patents free of charge to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies. The technologies disclosed by SK Group are categorized into three fields: semiconductors, information and communication, and chemicals. Key technologies include fuel cell systems for apartment complexes, semiconductor manufacturing systems using interface devices, congestion measurement systems for specific areas, and wafer polishing devices including pad correction units.

On the 20th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that SK Group will introduce the major technologies to be disclosed through technology sharing at the Technology Commercialization Expo on the 28th of this month.

Technology sharing is a project that transfers unused excellent technologies owned by large corporations and public institutions to SMEs and mid-sized companies free of charge and supports the commercialization of related technologies. It has been implemented since 2013. So far, a total of 15,612 technologies have been provided from 35 companies, and 3,203 technologies have been transferred free of charge to 1,571 SMEs and mid-sized companies. SK Group has participated in technology sharing since 2014 and has provided 929 shared technologies until last year, transferring 239 technologies free of charge to 144 SMEs and mid-sized companies.

Flex developed a content sharing and transmission service for devices for infants by utilizing patents provided by SK Group, and achieved sales of 270 million KRW by providing this service to kindergartens and schools.

Companies wishing to receive the patents disclosed this time can submit application documents through the National Technology Bank by January 5 of next year, according to the project announcement posted on the websites of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. After a review committee, companies selected to receive the technologies can obtain the patent rights free of charge.

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