This is the competitive structure of the wave power is studied thru patent information analysis with using of DWPI. The competitive structure is analyzed with worldwide patent pending(resistration) by year-on-year and patent pending(resistration) by nationality and IPC patent pending(resistration) current status by nationality and with technology development change of IPC patent pending(resistration) by nationality and the present condition of yesr-on-year patent pending(resistration) of main nations.

This analyzed the competitive structure of heat pump by nationality, by year-on-year and by technology on patent pending thru patent information analysis and applied KISTI holding DWPI for it. Heat pump technology is expected to position at development period or at start point reaching puberty just got out development period and to be consistently developed thru patent portfolio analysis.

Proper skin care promotes good metabolism and the biological activity of skin, helps maintain the skin in a healthy and beautiful state when combined with nutritional nourishment. Health functional foods are being used for the purpose of enhancing efficient skin care. Health functional foods related to skin care maintain the epidermis, dermal fibroblast layer and subcutaneous tissue that form the skin. Efficient functional foods alleviate the signs of endogenous aging that come with getting older and exogenous aging caused by sunlight. Even though the field of skin care related to health functional foods has received less attention and been the subject of less research compared to functional cosmetics which are developing widely, this area of skin care that maintains and improves the layer of dermal fibroblast through the intake of food, is expected to progress with the commercialization of products in many fields when the related technical research development is galvanized and the related patents are applied for. Research into health functional foods related to skin care in Korea started rather late in comparison to other advanced countries where patents for relevant techniques have been applied for since 1990's together with research conducted on how they might be used for practical purposes. This study used the key words ‘skin care, health functional food’ to search for Korean patents that have been applied for at the Korean Intellectual Property Office from 1983 to 2011 using the KIPRIS database, in order to help researchers in the related fields by organizing the patented formulas for health functional foods for skin care which have gained attention recently. According to the number of registrations in each industry field, the total number of patents was 1, 120 we screened the major patents among them, the field with the largest number was food foodstuff non-alcoholic beverage and preparation or treatment(A23L) with 135, then natural plant medicine & medical supplies and cosmetics(A61K) with 112, microorganisms or enzymes(C12N) with 63, heterocyclic compounds(C07D) with 44, horticulture or cultivation of sea weeds, forestry(A01G) 16 times, listed from the highest to the lowest number of applications. It has been revealed that food, foodstuff, non-alcoholic beverage and preparation or treatment(A23L) was the industry field where the most patents for health functional foods related to skin care were registered.

In this study, 3,301 domestic and foreign patents, established from 1980 to June, 2007, were reviewed in order to examine the technological trends in treating or preventing liver disease. Primary focus was placed on countries such as Korea, Japan, and the United States - the leading nations with regard to liver function research. This paper explores the systematic search that utilized a research-focused database and research analysts. Since the year 2000, Korea has demonstrated increased developments in the area of diet and liver disease, as shown by an increase in relevant patent caseloads and submissions especially for medicinal preparations containing compounds or reaction products with undetermined constitutions. In addition, there was up to a 29% increase in themarket share and the frequency of patent submissionshad increased. Japan has shown a similar trend to Korea with an increase in research, but has focused more on medical preparations containing active organic ingredients. In the United States, an increase in the number of patents was shown after the year 2000.

A technological trend of treating or preventing the cardiovascular diseases has reviewed on 381 domestic and foreign patents from the year 1980 to June, 2007. Primarily focused upon countries such as Korea, Japan and the United States; the leading nations concerning cardiovascular disease, this paper delved into a systematic research of the cardiovascular disease utilizing research focused database and research analysts. Korea was showing increased development in the diet and cardiovascular related areas as shown by increase in related patent caseloads and submission since the 2000. Especially within the area of food production, there had been an increase of market share by up to 50% and the frequency of patent submission had also increased. Japan was showing similar trend as Korea with its increase in research, but the only difference was that Japan was focused more upon medical supplies. With the United States, there was no real consistency with the number of patents, therefore harder to make an accurate assessment.

For the past decade, there have been a lot of debates on the patentability of software inventions. Given the fact that mathematic algorithm or business methods were not patentable by themselves, there have been misunderstanding or criticism that software inventions are nothing more than mathematic algorithm or business methods and thus unpatentable. It is clear, however, that software inventions which produce technical effects or concrete and tangible results are different from mathematic algorithm or business methods themselves and thus patentable subject matter. In addition, the reality in software industry clearly indicates that investments in software development demand some incentives and legal protection such as patent rights. Another reality in software industry is patent protection sometimes hinders further software developments and future innovations. This paper tries and suggests some solutions to the negative impact of patent protection. One of solutions may be found in interpreting the requirement of non-obviousness. Statistics show that there are a lot more invalid or weak software patents than in other areas of technology. In addition to problems with patent examinations at the Patent Office, there are found substantial uncertainties of the non-obviousness test not only at the Patent Office but also at judicial courts. While the U.S. Supreme Courts reinterpreted the TSM test to strengthen the non-obviousness test, Korean courts simply did not turn to the TSM issues nor suggested any clear criteria. Problems with possible abuse of patent right in software industry may be tackled by several ways including denial of remedies against any alleged patent infringement, narrow interpretation of patent claims or limitations on doctrine of equivalents, application of antitrust law and so on. Unlike in the U.S. courts, patent right owners have not been allowed to raise the issue of invalidty in the Supreme Court dealing with patent infringements in Korea. Recently, however, Seoul High Court held that bringing a lawsuit based on an invalid patent constitutes an abuse of patent right and, thus, that remedies were not granted. Other than bringing a lawsuit based on an invalid patent, however, what else constitutes abuse of patent right? It seem also difficult to define what a patent troll is. Even if patent itself is valid and even if a patent troll is not involved, standard software such as mobile phone software which is standardized may have dominant market power and may give rise to anti-competitive business practices. In this sense, antitrust aspects of patent right becomes increasingly important in software industry.

이 글은 2002년부터 2006년까지의 5년간에 걸쳐서 특허발명의 유효성에 관한 특허법원의 판결을 분석하여 본 것이다. 우리 특허법 제29조 제2항에서 규정하는 선행공지기술들의“결합의 용이성” 이 진보성 판단의 기준이 되는 것이고, 따라서 법원은 그 판단을 위한 기준을 제시할 필요가 있다. 그러나 우리 법원의 실무는 무효사유 판단에 있어서, 특히 진보성 판단과 관련하여 미국의 TSM 기준과 같은 구체적 기준을 제시함에 미흡한 점이 많다. 대법원 판례를 비롯하여 특허법원의 판결들도 기계적으로 선행공지발명과 판단 대상이 된 특허발명의 구성요소를 단순히 대비만 하고 있는 경우가 대다수이다. 특허법원의 일부 판결이 진보성 판단의 구체적인 기준을 제시하려고 노력하고 있는 것으로 보이지만, 아직까지 매우 부족한 실정이다. 최근 들어 특허법원에서는 다수의 선행공지문헌에 의하여 특허발명의 진보성이 부정되는 경향이 강화되었다. 이러한 경향은 특허를 무효화할 가능성을 높이는 방향으로 작용하게 될 것이다. 그리고 특허를 얼마나 엄격하게 심사하는지의 정도도 중요한 것이지만, 더욱 중요한 것은 법적 안정성을 가질 수 있도록 구체적인 판단기준을 제시하는 것이다. 이러한 관점에서 다수의 선행공지발명에 의하여 특허발명의 진보성을 부정하면서도 진보성 판단에 관한 구체적인 기준을 제시하지 않는 경우에는 법적 안정성이 훼손될 우려가 있다. 따라서 이제는 법원이 향후에는 이러한 기준을 제시하는 데에 더욱 적극적으로 나서야 할 때라고 할 것이다.

The R&D investment of Korean government has been concentrated into 6T areas-IT(Information Technology), BT(BIO-Technology), NT(Nano Technology), ET(Environment & Energy Technology), ST(Space Technology) and CT(Culture & Contents Technology) - for a couple

인공피부 관련 기술은 1980년대에서는 혈액이나 생체 이식에 적합한 필터/붕대/패드/기타 피복용품의 제조기술(A6IF)에 속하는 것으로 모 또는 피부이식기술 분류(A6IF-002/10)가 주요 연구과제로 진행되어 오다가 1990년대 이후에는 보철 또는 보철물을 피복 또는 코팅을 위한 소재분류(A6IL-027/00)로 전환되어 현재에 이르고 있다. 이것은 초기 피부이식 자체의 외과적인 처리기술에 필요한 기술로 시작되어 점차 소재기술로 큰 전환점을 맞이하였고, 즘 더 나아가서 세포 및 조직 배양기술 (Cl2N-005/00, Cl2N-005/06)의 접목으로 고도화되고 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 전반적인 기술적 수준은 미국이 가장 앞서 있으며, 유럽, 일본, 한국의 상황은 북미 지역에 비해 약간 뒤지고 있으나, 세포를 배양하는 기술적인 수준의 차이는 크지 않다고 보여지며, 아직도 배양피부의 색상, 항균성, 생체적합성 등에서 개선의 과제가 남아 있다고 보여진다 따라서 부작용 가능성 해소, 보급 확대를 위한 제품생산 코스트 인하, 대량생산 시스템 구축, 제품인식도 제고 등이 필요한 것으로 파악되고 있다.

This study for the development of water purification Artificial floating island maximizing domestic Artificial floating island patent trends and product development, according to the timing of patent registration was analyzed for trends. In addition, domestic invention patent technology Artificial floating island typed according to the purpose and characteristics of domestic patents were Artificial Floating Island. In particular, domestic leisure space with a growing population and the need for securing emerging role as a reservoir of water only in the past, who do appeal as a tourist destination or as an ecological space utilized, and accordingly will transform and the need to secure a hydrophilic, degrade water quality problems using this aquatic environment (water acquisition and hydrophilic), the requirements are a big obstacle is the reality factor. This patented product differentiation strategy through the analysis of the development of technology progressiveness (Field Application) in terms of water quality improvement and maintenance side, and the hydrophilic side scenery, ecological restoration aspects, and applicability to the field and taking into account existing technology economic aspects of distinction were presented and advertised a lot in terms of cost compared to other techniques without the use of highly efficient methodology for building a water purification and also appears identity appeal, wetlands, rivers, etc. can be applied broadly technician widespread deployment and installation time to less simple and more are expected to spread.