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http://dx.doi.org/10.9799/ksfan.2014.27.4.619

Current Status of Registered Korean Patents Related to Dietary Life for the Elderly  

Choi, Jiyu (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Jihyun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
Her, Eun Sol (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
Choi, Injoo (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.27, no.4, 2014 , pp. 619-629 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of patents related to dietary life of the elderly in Korea. Using Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service, patents registered between 2002 and 2013 were searched with the key words including 'elderly or the aged' and 'food, meal, or dietary life.' The search results showed 1,438 patents, and 500 patents meeting the research purpose were selected and analyzed. They were divided into two categories: 'patents on foods' and 'patents on products and services related to dietary life.' The former was further divided into four subgroups as follows: foods for health promotion, foods for disease prevention, foods for the people with difficulty in swallowing and masticating, and others. Also, the latter was divided into products or services. The results showed that patents on foods accounted for about 90%, of which the patents on foods for health promotion were ranked as the highest (40%). The number of patents on products and services related to dietary life was relatively small, indicating that the technology development has been focused on foods. Therefore, the technology for products and services related to dietary life should be actively developed as well as that for foods to improve the quality of life for the elderly in the future.
Keywords
elderly; dietary life; Korean patents; healthy ageing; quality of life (QOL);
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