USPTO data - South Korea Report
Country report. Most prolific inventors. Most innovative cities. Innovative companies. Top universities.

All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Hanbyul Seo1,776
- 1,261
- 3. Kijun Kim1,174
- 4. Joonkui Ahn1,168
- 5. Seungmin Lee1,103
- 6. Youngdae Lee830
- 747
- 8. Jiwon Kang713
- 9. Woosuk Ko709
- 10. Jae Hoon Chung681
Most Innovative Cities
1. Seoul
202,066
2. Suwon-Si
86,653
3. Yongin Si
62,174
4. Gyeonggi-Do
48,616
5. DaeJeon
38,862
6. Hwaseong-Si
38,518
7. Seongnam-Si
34,117
8. Anyang-Si
16,853
14,252
10. Yongin
8,820
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Innovative Companies
- 1.
129,122
- 2.
48,967
- 3.
26,088
- 4.
18,038
- 5.
12,338
- 6.
11,129
- 7.
10,690
- 8.
8,196
- 9.
8,078
- 10.
7,513
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Top Universities
1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2,562
2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2,138
1,505
1,301
1,208
6. Korea University Research and Business Foundation
1,099
7. Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
1,074
8. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
611
9. University-industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
567
10. Korea Electronics Technology Institute
470
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