The pet industry, especially pet food, is experiencing rapid growth. This growth is accompanied by increasing concerns about pets' gut health, as an imbalanced microbiota can lead to various diseases. This study analyzes global patent trends in microbiome-based technologies for treating pet digestive issues using the WIPS database across major markets. Of 1,194 patents identified, 394 key references were examined, highlighting the increasing number of probiotic and microbiome-related patents since 2016. China dominates this sector, followed by Korea, Japan, and the United States. The findings provide a foundation for advancing microbiome-driven solutions for pet digestive ailments.

This study was conducted to collect the patents of microbiome-based treatment technology for pets. An electronic search for microbiome or probiotics in brain nervous system disease was studied using the WINTELIPS database. Patent Cooperation Treaty of Korea, Japan, the EU, the US, and China that were registered by October 31, 2022 were selected in this study. A total of 206 patents were included for final analysis. Since 2016, patent activity has shown an explosive increase in recent years. China is the leading market in this technology field, and Korea has the second-highest market share. To provide the groundwork for the next research and development, we examined the industrial trend of microbiome for brain nervous system diseases in this study using an analysis of patents that have been applied for and registered up to this point. Looking at the overall patent trends by year in the technology field related to treating of brain and nervous system diseases using the microbiome, there was a tendency to repeat increasing and decreasing trends. However, considering 2021 and 2022, which have undisclosed sections, it can be seen that patent activity has tended to increase explosively in recent years, starting in 2016. If related studies use the patent analysis data constructed in this way strategically, it is expected that it will lead to patent registration and the development of new products, ultimately contributing to the revitalization of the companion animal industry.

본 연구는 1인 가구구성원과 다인 가구구성원 간에 주거환경 만족도 차이를 규명하고, 반려동물이 1인 가구구성원의 주거환경 만족에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 검증하는 것이다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 ‘2022년 서울서베이 가구주조사’ 원시 데이터로부터 자료를 수집하였다. 그리고 SPSS 21.0을 활용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계분석, 상관관계분석, T- 검정, 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 주거환경 만족도는 1인 가구구성원 보 다 다인 가구구성원이 더 높았다. 둘째, 1인 가구구성원의 경우 반려동물을 소유할수록 주거환경 만족도가 증가하였다. 셋째, 1인 가구구성원의 경우 반려동물(개, 고양이 제외) 수가 증가할수록 주거환경 만족도가 감소하였다. 연구결과에 근거하여 1인 가구구성원의 주거환경 만족도 향상을 위한 방안으로써 개나 고양이와 같은 반려동물 소유의 필요성을 제안하였다.