LG Energy Solution has declared war against technology theft, believing that patent infringement by overseas battery-related manufacturers in regions like China and Europe is severe. The company’s own investigation revealed 580 cases of confirmed patent infringement. They are ready to pursue legal a
Kolmar Korea has discovered the hair loss mitigation effects of Sophora flavescens extract and has presented their findings at an international academic conference, marking the industry’s first such patent application. The discovery and subsequent presentation have garnered global attention.On April
The water industry is generally defined as the business of producing and supplying potable water and industrial water needed for households and industries, as well as transporting and treating wastewater. The water industry is expected to steadily grow due to factors such as worsening water scarcity
In the global competitive race for artificial intelligence (AI) technology, South Korea is losing its core competitive edge as top talent is turning away from the country. Foreign companies, with their overwhelming financial power, are successfully attracting these skilled individuals.According to t
Celltrion announced on April 11 that “Zymfentra” (the U.S. brand name for Remsima), the world’s first subcutaneous formulation of infliximab for the treatment of autoimmune diseases developed in-house, has completed its formulation patent registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Offi
Samsung Electronics has emerged victorious in a lawsuit over memory semiconductor module patents against Netlist, a U.S. semiconductor company. Netlist, headquartered in Irvine, California, was founded by Hong Chun-gi, a former employee of LG Semiconductor.According to foreign media and industry sou
Samsung Electronics is set to reveal its “dream memory,” three-dimensional (3D) DRAM, in 2025, marking a first in the semiconductor industry. The move is seen as Samsung reigniting its “technology gap” in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market where it has previously lost ground to SK hynix.Accordin
The Coder is poised to make a significant impact at the EMEA Security 2024 conference and exhibition in London, scheduled for April 23-24, 2024. The company is set to present its groundbreaking 'Data on Things' (DOT) technology, which promises to revolutionize the way data is embedded into objects f
The global community is on edge following reports that China plans to eliminate products from American companies Intel and AMD. This move surpasses mere retaliation against the United States’ intensified semiconductor export restrictions, indicating China’s confidence in its own technological develo
SG is a leading domestic asphalt concrete maker. We expect to see: 1) significant improvement in public procurement orders following the end of regulations on SMEs; 2) market share expansion for the firm’s ecosteel asphalt concrete; and 3) benefits for the newly established Ukrainian subsidiary afte
Thanks to the booming export of Hallyu content such as dramas, movies, and webtoons, South Korea’s trade balance in intellectual property rights achieved its largest annual surplus in history last year.According to statistics released by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on March 20, the provisional trade bal
With the news of the development of lithium metal battery electrolyte technology in collaboration with domestic researchers, Samhwa Paint Industrial Co. has seen a rapid increase in its stock price for the second consecutive trading day.According to the Korea Exchange on March 20, Samhwa Paint is tr
A high-power (120kV, 60kW) electron-beam welding system has been developed for the first time in the country, paving the way to the domestic production of a local vacuum high-power electron-beam welding system, the key equipment for the welding of small modular reactors (SMRs).For the first time in
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced on March 19 (local time) that it had received a record number of patent applications in 2023. This indicates the attractiveness of the European technology market and the increase in research and development investments by companies.In 2023, the number of pa
Patent applications originating from the Republic of Korea at the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 21% last year, according to the EPO’s Patent Index 2023 published today. This was the highest growth rate among the 20 leading innovating countries, and more than five times the average growth at t
Attacks on Samsung Electronics by patent trolls are becoming increasingly cunning. These entities are focusing on purchasing patents with broad scopes that can be applied to various products and then targeting companies that release related products. Among global information technology (IT) companie
Kolon Life Science announced on March 11 that its osteoarthritis cell and gene therapy “TG-C,” developed by Kolon TissueGene, has been granted a patent in Japan. The patent is for a “pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of osteoarthritis” related to TG-C. TG-C is a medication t
Celltrion announced on March 11 that it has completed the application process for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of “CT-P39,” a biosimilar to the asthma and chronic idiopathic urticaria treatment XOLAIR. The company applied for product approval based on the results of a global Phas
Seoul Semiconductor announced on March 5 that it has filed a patent lawsuit against global retailer Amazon in the Unified Patent Court in Europe seeking a ban on the sale of infringing products.Seoul Semiconductor and its affiliates have obtained 15 injunctions against infringing manufacturers and s
Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) announced on Feb. 26 that it had completed the installation of the ultra-low-temperature heat exchanger at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 Project on Feb. 9. The heat exchanger is the main core process that accounts for 70 to 80 percent