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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2019.10.3.185

A Comparative Analysis of Convergence Types and Technology Levels of Polymer Technologies in Korea and Other Advanced Countries: Utilizing Patent Information  

Noh, Jee-Suk (Department of IT Convergence and Science Management, KOREATECH)
Ji, Ilyong (Department of IT Convergence and Science Management, KOREATECH)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.10, no.3, 2019 , pp. 185-192 More about this Journal
Abstract
Polymer materials are used in a wide variety of fields such as automobiles, aerospace, energy, IT, and as well as simple household products. Despite high interest in the technological convergence of polymer materials for the sustaining progress, there have been only limited analyzes on the topic. This research attempted to analyze the types of convergence and the level of technology in the polymer materials field. For this purpose, we collected patent information from the PCT database and implemented a co-classification analysis. The research shows that Japan and Korea have more section-level convergence whilst US and Europe focus on field-level convergence. In terms of the quality measured by patent activity, patent competitiveness, and patent effect, Korean convergence technologies seem to be inferior to those of other countries.
Keywords
polymer; convergence; patent analysis; IPC; co-classification; RTA;
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