KR
Increase
patent filing for electric power service related to electric vehicle.
On May 6,
2020, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that as of March
this year, the number of electric vehicle registrations exceeded 100,000, and
patent applications for electric power service related electric vehicle in
Korea are increasing.
∙ By
application type; the proportion of domestic companies' applications was
relatively high, in the order of 29.6% for small and medium-sized companies,
28.3% for large and public companies, 22.1% for individuals, 15.6% for
universities and research institutes, and 4.2% for foreign companies.
∙
By technology; technologies related to battery charging and charging account
for 73.6%, technologies that sell and share the surplus power of electric
vehicle batteries to charging stations or other electric vehicles in 15.6%, and
technologies related to providing additional services for charging for 10.7%.
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The KIPO
emphasized, “The market of the electric power service related electric vehicle
has a high potential for growth in the future, so it is important to establish
a patent strategy by linking business models and products, and to gain an edge
in the market by securing intellectual property rights early.”
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WIPO
WIPO (World
Intellectual Property Organization) introduces COVID-19 countermeasures.
On May 5, 2020, the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) introduced the COVID-19 pandemic measures. The main
contents of WIPO's pandemic measures are as follows.
(1) New
search feature added on the PATENTSCOPE.
∙
On April 24, 2020, a new search feature was added to WIPO's patent search
database, PATENTSCOPE, to provide it to scientists, engineers, public health
policy makers, industry, and the general public.
∙
New search feature provides dozens of search queries by identifying and
screening important information by patent information experts in the field of
disease treatment and prevention technology related to COVID-19
(2)
Implemented the 'COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker’ tool.
∙
Launched “The COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker”, a tool to track changes in IPR
policies and other measures of WIPO Member countries related to COVID-19.
∙
The IP policy tracker tool supports the maintenance of rights of applicant and
right holders, for example, by posting notices of extension of payment
deadlines for member countries.
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(3) Other
measures
∙
WIPO updates the bulletin board showing the status and financial status of the
organization in accordance with COVID-19 every month and strives to provide new
information.
∙
WIPO's Secretary-General Francis Gurry announced the document “Some
Considerations on Intellectual Property, Innovation, Access and COVID-19” to
each government and called for COVID-19 vaccine,
developing medicine and support for Science and Innovation
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https://www.kiip.re.kr/board/trend/view.do?bd_gb=trend&bd_cd=1&bd_item=0&po_item_gb=IORG&po_no=19605
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