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Korean Intellectual Property Office Hosts the “2025 Living Invention Korea” Awards Ceremony
On December 11, 2025, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) held the “2025 Living Invention Korea” Awards Ceremony.
Now in its 12th year, Living Invention Korea is KIPO’s
flagship program supporting women inventors. The initiative aims to discover
and support women’s ideas for everyday-life products, thereby contributing to
women’s entrepreneurship and job creation. This year, a total of 1,678 ideas
were submitted. Through a three-stage evaluation process—including document
screening, prior art searches, and feasibility assessments—50 ideas were
selected for support. From August 2025, the selected ideas received
approximately three months of support, including design advancement, prototype
development, intellectual property filing, start-up and commercialization
training. Following public participation voting and expert evaluation, 35 final
award-winning ideas were selected.
The event was hosted by KIPO and organized by the Korea Women Inventors Association. In the presence of approximately 150 attendees, including intellectual property professionals and members of the public, awards such as the Presidential Award, the Speaker of the National Assembly Award, and the Prime Minister’s Award were presented to outstanding inventions among the 35 finalists.
đPresidential Award
đ Speaker of the National Assembly Award
đ Prime Minister’s Award
đ Other Notable Inventions
A KIPO official stated that the efforts of women inventors to creatively overcome challenges encountered in their daily lives are driving positive change in society, adding that KIPO will continue to actively support the realization of innovative ideas from more women inventors in the future.
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Clarivate Announces the “Top 100 Global Innovators 2026”
On January 21, 2026, Clarivate Analytics (hereinafter “Clarivate”), a U.S.–UK-based information analytics company, released its report titled Top 100 Global Innovators 2026¹.
Each year, Clarivate analyzes and publishes the Top
100 Global Innovators based on its proprietary patent data.
Overview
Amid the
unprecedented pace of advancement in generative artificial intelligence and
deep learning, the Top 100
Global Innovators account for 16% of the world’s most advanced
AI-related inventions. This finding suggests that leadership in innovation is
increasingly driven not by sheer volume, but by qualitative excellence and
strategic direction.
Samsung
Electronics retained the top position and was named among the Top 100 Global Innovators
for the 15th consecutive year. Newly selected companies for the Top 100 Global Innovators 2026
include GE Vernova, ZTE, Subaru, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), Aptiv,
and Silicon Motion.
Analysis by Country and Region
Among the Top 100 Global Innovators 2026,
Japanese companies accounted for 32 entries, followed by U.S. companies with
18, Taiwanese companies with 12, and eight companies each from Germany and
South Korea.
Analysis by Industry Sector
Within the Top 100 Global Innovators 2026,
the consumer electronics and computing equipment sector continued to lead,
accounting for 27% of all selected companies. The number of semiconductor
companies increased by two, while the energy and electrical sector saw an
increase of three companies. In contrast, the industrial systems sector
experienced the largest decline, with three fewer companies compared to the
previous year.
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| Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 |
¹ Rankings are determined through
comparative analysis of global patent data from Clarivate’s proprietary
database, the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI). The evaluation is based on
the Derwent Strength Index, which scores inventions using key factors such as
influence, investment, success, and rarity.
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