Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture (한국유기농업학회지)

Korean Association of Organic Agriculture (한국유기농업학회)
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Trends in Organic Farming Technology by Patent Analysis

특허분석을 통한 유기농업 기술 동향

  • 홍승길 (국립농업과학원 유기농업과) ;
  • 김진호 (국립농업과학원 유기농업과) ;
  • 김용기 (국립농업과학원 유기농업과) ;
  • 신재훈 (국립농업과학원 유기농업과) ;
  • 윤종철 (국립농업과학원 유기농업과) ;
  • 박동식 (특허법인 남촌)
  • Received : 2014.08.18
  • Accepted : 2014.09.15
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

To investigate the technology trends in organic farming using patent analysis, total 1,026 patents in organic farming in Australia, EU, Japan, Korea and USA between 1974 and 2014 were analyzed. The number of the patents applied in organic farming was largest in Korea, followed by Japan and the USA. Since 2000, the patent application in Korea and USA increased drastically, while in Japan the patents in organic farming were applied steadily in the late 1980s. The applied patents in organic farming were mainly dominated in the field of organic production technology (AA) especially in Korea, while those in environmental assessment were merely applied. Most patent appliers were biased to private applier (80%) than national institutes including university. With this study, it is highly recommended that national interests and R&D on the organic farming fields are needed to meet the food safety.

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