• Korea Trade Review
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.165-188
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• 2017

Foreign direct investment is the means for companies to enter the overseas market and strengthen their competitiveness. The holding of intellectual properties, representing advantages of firms, may affect foreign direct investment. By expanding previous studies, we define intellectual properties as including trademarks and design as well as patents. Using a random-effect panel data model, we examine the effects of both intellectual properties of Korea and host countries on Korea's foreign direct investment in 128 countries from 1981 to 2014. The results are as follow. First, the coefficients of Korea's intellectual properties, patent, trademark, and design are significantly positive. This implies that Korean firms may invest abroad to take their advantages of technologies, brand value, and the capability of product differentiation. Second, except for patents, intellectual properties of host countries have a positive impact on foreign direct investment. In other words, foreign direct investment to acquire the ability of branding or product design from host countries may occur. Third, the coefficients of Korea's intellectual properties are significantly greater than those of host countries' properties. Foreign direct investment to take advantages of the firms' capabilities overseas is greater than one to acquire knowledge of host countries. Finally, Korea's intellectual properties have a greater positive impact on foreign direct investment in high growth countries than in low growth countries. It is interpreted that Korean firms are more motivated to exploit their intellectual properties in developing countries with a high growth than developed countries. Overall, it is confirmed that Korea's foreign direct investment not only to utilize some advantages but also to seek the brand value or product differentiation ability from host countries can occur. Our findings provide the contribution that some innovative activities in firms and R&D investments policies which encourage the possession of intellectual properties can improve foreign direct investment.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.423-424
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• 2013

오늘날 기업 평가 및 실적예측에 있어 유형 자산 뿐 아니라 지식재산권과 같은 무형자산의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 이에 따라 대표적인 무형자산 중 하나인 특허 정보를 활용하여 기업실적간의 상관관계에 관련된 연구들이 많이 행해지고 있다. 기존 연구들은 분석 기업의 출원 및 등록 수만을 고려하여 업종의 특성과 출원 및 등록된 특허의 질을 고려하지 않은 연구들이 많이 이루어졌다. 본 연구에서는 특허가 제약 분야에 속한 기업의 실적에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 연구하기 위해 미국에 상장된 제약기업 30개를 대상으로 10년간의 특허 및 기업실적을 나타내는 시계열자료를 통해 실증적으로 분석하였다.

• Information Display
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.35-44
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• 2022

AI기술의 유용성과 발전 가능성은 다양한 분야에서 확인되어 왔고, 디스플레이 산업에도 AI 기술들이 적극 도입되고 있다. 디스플레이 산업에 도입된 기존의 AI 기술들은 주로 engineer나 불량 검사자의 업무를 자동화하는 목적이었으나, 최근에는 engineer의 업무를 대체하는 고도의 지능화된 AI 기술들이 도입되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 지능화된 AI 기술 중에서 강화 학습, 자연어 처리, Pattern Matching 기술의 원리와 적용 사례들을 다루어 보았다. 첫번째로 강화 학습의 기본 개념을 설명하고, 설비 control (scheduling), 재료 탐색, 그리고 회로 설계에서의 적용 사례를 살펴보았다. 두번째로는 자연어 처리에서는 기술의 기본 원리 및 다양한 적용 방법론들에 대하여 다루었고, 제조 검사 리포트 분석, 지식재산권 분석, 연구문헌 분석 등에서의 활용 사례를 살펴보았다. 마지막으로 Pattern Matching에서는 기술 개요와 최근의 기술 동향을 기술하였고, Object Detection과 Object Tracking 기술 비교와 함께 패널 설계 도면으로부터 engineer 가 관심을 가져야 할 pattern 탐색에 대한 적용 사례를 살펴보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.1161-1170
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• 2014

In global competition like today, intellectual property of novel areas such as traditional knowledge, traditional creation, hereditary resource, etc. are perceived as important resources. Therefore making solid competitive power in overall knowledge resources like cultural contents, brand, design etc. in nation is a pressing question. Accordingly in this study, to prepare for intellectual property rights dispute and advantage-sharing problem that would be variously derived from the Nagoya Protocol which will come into force after 2014, this research selected 200 knowledge of middle region in Korea from 2,047 literal and 931 oral knowledge using preconditioning process. The order of priority of top 50 of them was ranked by a quantitative research method, the Delphi survey. Among them, 30 was literal traditional knowledge and 20 was oral traditional knowledge. Result of this research could be used later as basic material for qualitative researches like the focus group interviewing. Furthermore in this paper is meaningful; the selected traditional knowledge can contribute remarkably to traditional biologic knowledge resource in nation which can be acknowledged in international society, announcing validity (hold precedence for patent) later on.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.131-156
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• 2014

Nowadays, the R&D policy has gradually emphasized the creation of economic values added through technology transfer of R&D performance. Technology transfer plays an important role in making a profit on commercialization of technology, but the performance of technology transfer is a great difference between countries. Therefore, this study analyzes the effects of the science and technology environment on technology transfer from a national point of view. In this study, the science and technology environment largely consists of openness, ease of firms, protection of intellectual property, emphasis of science in schools. We select OECD 34 countries as the subject of this study and collect the data from IMD between 2002 and 2011. The results show that all hypotheses are supported. Openness and ease of firms are related to technology transfer as they help to improve the understanding and willingness about technology transfer nationally. Protection of intellectual property also influences the spread of R&D performance positively, and the environment that is emphasized science in school actively promotes both creation and technology transfer of R&D performance. Although prior studies have focused on technical capabilities to improve the performance of technology transfer, we consider the influence of the science and technology environment from an institutional perspective. This study will do much for formulate the R&D policy.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.117-124
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• 2017

In this paper, we analyzed the technology competitiveness of main competitors based on the patent trend analysis for beauty instruments fields, and drew up the patent reserve strategy and patent portfolio for project related technologies according to technical trends analysis. Using the analysis result of patent portfolio to establish the strategic IP based research and development plans, the patent wall and gap areas are suggested, And, based on the basic information to set up the direction of research and development, we intend to provide objective patent information for the feasibility of conducting research and development tasks and for the avoidance of duplication research.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.193-200
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• 2022

In this study, the intellectual property rights of digital contents (creations) are protected by using block chain technology that cannot be damaged or forged. So, we build a blockchain-based content sales revenue tracking system and platform that activates the transaction and distribution of digital content (creation). We developed an API server that can be used for content registration and revision history management smart contract, license management smart contract according to content purchase, content inquiry function through files and hashes, and web and APP services. Through this, it is possible to prove the relationship between the rights of the creators of digital content creations and protect the rights of the creators.

• Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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• v.6 no.8
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• pp.399-408
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• 2016

As entering the Big Data age, utilization of Big Data is also increasing in the intellectual property sector. Meanwhile, the purpose of a trademark which distinguishes the source of the goods essentially is to enable the public to recognize the goods. Big Data technologies which is recently becoming a issue can be used as a tool to judge consumer's awareness of the trademark. It was difficult for judgment of trademark awareness through traditional ways. As a new way, survey methodology has bee received attention, and it was applied to the field of trademark law. However, various problems such as cost, time, objectivity, and fairness were observed. In order to overcome theses limitations, this study proposes new way utilizing big data analytics for judgment on consumer's awareness of the trademark. This new way will not only contribute to enhancing the objectivity of judging trademark awareness but also utilized to support for related legal judgments.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.319-354
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• 2013

As creative economy gets attention, the capabilities of transforming creative ideas into intellectual property and utilizing it commercially have become important than ever before. Korea is lack of the capabilities of utilizing intellectual property compared to those of accumulating it. This paper focuses on the strategic implication of an injunctive relief, which has a far-reaching impact on firms' business strategies as well as national industrial competitiveness because losers in lawsuits are expelled from markets. It analyzes the Samsung-Apple global IP lawsuits about smartphones and tablet PCs, which have expanded into 9 countries since 2011 when the Apple filed the IP lawsuit against Samsung in the US for the first time. In particular, this paper analyzes the requirements to get the permanent injunctive relief in the lawsuits of intellectual property from reviewing the ruling in the court of the US in 2012 and draws some implications from the perspective of business/industrial strategies. This paper has some limitations in that the lawsuit are still ongoing and it is the first attempt to find out the clue that connects legal and strategic issues in the rulings. Regardless of the limitations, however, this paper expects to contribute to raising the issues as to the importance of harmonizing the capabilities of managing technology with law, in order to survive under the era of creative economy.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.23-31
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• 2015

With the expiration of main patent of printing method, public interest now has shifted to 3D printing. In this, it needs to shine a light on the negative effects, particularly in the socio-economic aspect of 3D printing. By analyzing the existing research findings, policy reports and press releases, the negative effects of 3D printing and its countermeasures were derived. The main drawbacks of 3D printing includes the following: It might cause 3D printing-related crimes(e.g. printed weapons, intellectual property infringement, etc.) and it poses a big threat to other related business sectors.(e.g. potential job loss in molding and medical equipments manufacturing industries) What's more, the nature of 3D printing that it is easy to operate attracts lots of people, which then leads to serious social and environmental problems-product liability, ethical issues, environmental pollution, and finally government's blindly excessive investment in 3D printing. To avoid such potential risks, the government should establish and enforce the institutional law, and guidelines. Government's rational investment decision is also inevitable for the short-term and long-term sustainability of 3D printing.