USPTO data - South Korea Report
Country report. Most prolific inventors. Most innovative cities. Innovative companies. Top universities.
All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Hanbyul Seo1,794
- 1,277
- 3. Kijun Kim1,180
- 4. Joonkui Ahn1,173
- 5. Seungmin Lee1,127
- 6. Youngdae Lee840
- 747
- 8. Soenghun Kim728
- 9. Jiwon Kang726
- 10. Woosuk Ko716
Most Innovative Cities
1. Seoul
167,554
2. Suwon-Si
74,071
3. Yongin Si
50,113
4. Gyeonggi-Do
39,741
5. Hwaseong-Si
36,116
6. DaeJeon
32,731
7. Seongnam-Si
32,455
8. Anyang-Si
15,397
13,171
10. Suwon
9,307
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Innovative Companies
- 1.
130,935
- 2.
49,511
- 3.
26,760
- 4.
18,445
- 5.
12,564
- 6.
11,251
- 7.
10,909
- 8.
8,291
- 9.
8,084
- 10.
7,563
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Top Universities
1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2,598
2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2,159
1,545
1,324
1,231
6. Korea University Research and Business Foundation
1,128
7. Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
1,105
8. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
621
9. University-industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
590
10. Korea Electronics Technology Institute
484
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