Medical IP
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung countersues ex-patent chief over IP disputes
Samsung Electronics Co. filed a lawsuit against its former patent chief on Sunday, in response to the ex-vice president's claim that the tech giant ...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot conducts 100 brain surgeries a year
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D imagery tech company listed on the Kosdaq, announced on Tuesday that its medical robot Kymero has condu...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patent disputes
Samsung sued by ex-patent chief over IP infringement
A former vice president of Samsung Electronics Co., who led the South Korean tech giant's seven-year patent fight with Apple Inc., has sued his ex-e...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon invests $400 mn in Avengers directors' film company
Online game developer Nexon Co. has completed a $400 million investment in AGBO, a US entertainment company founded by Avengers film series co-direc...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dunamu, Naver Z invest $8.5 mn in metaverse firm Persona Space
Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Forbes taps MBK and Nexon founders as Asia's philanthropy heroes
Michael ByungJu Kim, the founder of South Korean investment firm MBK Partners, and Kim Jung-ju, founder of Nexon, the largest online gaming compan...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
MediBloc aims to promote safe exchange of medical data using blockchain
As the adoption of artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, the value of data also increases rapidly. The quality and quantity of data...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Medical 3D tech startup Anymedi eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Anymedi Solution Co., South Korea's medical metaverse startup, has applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering on the junior Kos...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's IP trade balance swings to black in H1 2021
Success of Korean films on OTT platforms South Korea posted a surplus in its intellectual property rights trade balance in the first half of 2021. ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to expand medical equipment business with pain-relieving device
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its business scope to the medical equipment sector with a plan to unveil a pain-relieving device in an effort to ga...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KT, Samsung Medical Center extend ties in building robot-driven hospitals
KT Corp. and Samsung Group’s medical facility Samsung Medical Center (SMC) have made another step forward in creating a next-generation hospit...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game firms seeking strong IP extend ties with content makers
South Korean game developers and publishers are increasingly building business alliances with players in the content industry through equity investm...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon reveals upcoming 'super' games, eyes entertainment IPs
South Korea's leading game company Nexon Co. has unveiled a massive lineup of super games in development alongside plans to expand its intellectual ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Samyang to manage 30% assets globally by 2025
Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot KYMERO expands foothold in Korean hospitals
Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading maker of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, has further strengthened ...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Eyegene to kick off Korea’s first mRNA clinical trial
Eyegene Inc. will be South Korea’s first vaccine maker to conduct clinical tests of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines. Ealie...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tobacco
KT&G expands global foothold with 4,700 e-cigarette IP rights
The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean medical cosmetics firms make big rebound in Q1
South Korean medical cosmetics companies that underwent a tough year in 2020 are posting rejuvenated earning results thanks to s rise in demand in E...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Character IP startup Studio Origin wraps up $4 mn Series A round
South Korea-based character entertainment startup Studio Origin Corp. has successfully concluded a 5 billion won ($4.4 million) Series A round, the ...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Digital contents
Kakao in talks to buy US fiction app in heated IP rivalry
South Korea's mobile giant Kakao Corp. is in negotiations to buy the management rights of US-based mobile fiction startup Radish Fiction for around ...
Apr 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio
The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korean medical robot opens a new era of neurosurgery in large hospitals
South Korea’s first neurosurgery robot, developed by 3D inspection device maker Koh Young Technology Inc., is ready to join the medical robot ma...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
[Upcoming IPO] PUBG creator to go public to finance IP expansion
Investors are paying close attention to the Korean game holding company Krafton as it is expected to be this year's hottest initial public offering. T...
Jul 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharm subsidiary JVM to sell fully automated drug inspection machines in US
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said on Monday that it had signed an agreement with Euclid Medical Products, a company specializing in manufacturing drug dis...
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