Bold food tech R&D fuels global rise of Korean cuisine

Bold food tech R&D fuels global rise of Korean cuisine

South Korea’s processed food exports are expected to reach 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) this year after Korean food companies have aggressive...

Hyundai's nuclear-grade steel earns US quality certification

Hyundai's nuclear-grade steel earns US quality certification

South Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel Co. said on Wednesday it has received the Nuclear Material Supplier Quality System Certificate (QSC) from the ...

LS Cable's patent victory over Taihan Electric signals further disputes

LS Cable's patent victory over Taihan Electric signals further disputes

LS Cable & System Co. has gained the upper hand in its years-long patent dispute against Taihan Electric Wire Co. after a South Korean high pate...

Celltrion seeks large-scale M&A in Q4, eyes 2027 Nasdaq debut

Celltrion seeks large-scale M&A in Q4, eyes 2027 Nasdaq debut

SAN FRANCISCO – South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. seeks to acquire a domestic health food maker as early as...

Seoul Semiconductor wins patent lawsuit vs Signify

Seoul Semiconductor wins patent lawsuit vs Signify

Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s No. 3 light emitting diode (LED) display maker, said on Thursday it has won a patent litigation case agai...

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

South Korea’s Huonslab Co., a subsidiary of Huons Global Co. and a global leader in recombinant human hyaluronidase-based biologics Sub-Q deli...

Seoul Semiconductor wins no-wire LED patent case in Europe

Seoul Semiconductor wins no-wire LED patent case in Europe

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday it won a patent dispute against Taiwan's Everlight Electronics Co. after the European ...

Kia releases 2025 Sorento

Kia releases 2025 Sorento

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. said on Monday that it released The 2025 Sorento, an updated version of its best-selling mid-...

LG Innotek ups automotive electronics patents for future mobility

LG Innotek ups automotive electronics patents for future mobility

South Korea’s electronics parts maker LG Innotek Co. actively increased patents related to its new growth driver automotive electronics while ...

Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker

Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. has overtaken Japan’s Nichia Corp. as the world’s top backlight light-emitting diode (LED) d...

S.Korea, China's technology leak, anti-dumping disputes surge

S.Korea, China's technology leak, anti-dumping disputes surge

South Korean companies are getting tough on anti-dumping and patent infringement cases as they feel threatened by the intensifying price competition...

Huonslab eyes speedy anticancer drug delivery with new patent

Huonslab eyes speedy anticancer drug delivery with new patent

South Korean biotech Huons Global Co. said on Tuesday that its research and development unit Huonslab has issued a domestic patent claiming a techno...

Samsung Elec calls for C-Lab Outside applications

Samsung Elec calls for C-Lab Outside applications

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it will enlist startups to participate in its external startup incubation program C-Lab Outside unt...

Hyundai Mobis files 3,000 patents for future car techs over 3 years

Hyundai Mobis files 3,000 patents for future car techs over 3 years

Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, announced on Tuesday that it published the Sustainability Report 2024, which includ...

LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey

LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it will unveil its new integrated account management solution for cloud services Alphakey at Q...

SK Hynix patents-owned Mimir IP files complaint against Micron

 SK Hynix patents-owned Mimir IP files complaint against Micron

Mimir IP, a South Korea-based patent management company, has filed a complaint against Micron Technology Inc., claiming that the US chipmaker infrin...

Cosmax China participates in Shanghai Beauty Expo

Cosmax China participates in Shanghai Beauty Expo

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), on Thursday that its Chinese subsidia...

US court dismisses suit against Samsung by ex-patent chief

US court dismisses suit against Samsung by ex-patent chief

A US court rejected a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. by a former intellectual property chief of the company and banned ...

Samsung Display records 1 mn cumulative shipments of QD-OLED monitors

Samsung Display records 1 mn cumulative shipments of QD-OLED monitors

Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s top display producer, has developed the world's first QD-OLED, a self-emissive technology where light from ...

LG Energy vows to get tough on battery patent infringement cases

LG Energy vows to get tough on battery patent infringement cases

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker in terms of sales after China’s CATL, said on Wednesday it will take s...

F&B chain operator TheBorn Korea eyes IPO in 2024

F&B chain operator TheBorn Korea eyes IPO in 2024

South Korea’s leading food and beverage group TheBorn Korea Inc., which operates 25 restaurant and café chains in domestic and global m...

Samsung gains upper hand vs Netlist in $303 million patent dispute

Samsung gains upper hand vs Netlist in $303 million patent dispute

Samsung Electronics Co. has taken the upper hand in its ongoing legal battle against Netlist Inc. over memory chip module patent infringement allega...

Samsung faces dubious suit every 5 days from US patent trolls

Samsung faces dubious suit every 5 days from US patent trolls

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is battling an increasing number of patent infringement litigation cases from US patent trolls, the ...

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will offer various benefits to passengers on its Japan routes until Mar. 24.Jin A...

Seoul Semiconductor sues Amazon Europe for LED patent infringement

Seoul Semiconductor sues Amazon Europe for LED patent infringement

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint against multinational commerce giant Amazon with the European U...

Hyundai Mobis applies 1,200 future mobility patents in 2023

Hyundai Mobis applies 1,200 future mobility patents in 2023

Hyundai Mobis has strengthened its competitiveness in future mobility by filing numerous patents in the electric and autonomous driving fields.The c...

LG Energy to invest in Li-metal battery developer Sion Power

LG Energy to invest in Li-metal battery developer Sion Power

Global lithium-ion battery major LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest in Sion Power Corp., a US startup holding core patents in lithium-metal battery...

Kobiolabs gets Chinese patent for obesity treatment strain

Kobiolabs gets Chinese patent for obesity treatment strain

South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company Kobiolabs Co. announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for its obesity treatment strai...

Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push

Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV maker by sales, on Monday launched a next-generation signage operations platform to boost its pres...

S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations

S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations

South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...

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