USPTO data - South Korea Report
Country report. Most prolific inventors. Most innovative cities. Innovative companies. Top universities.
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Hanbyul Seo1,826
- 1,284
- 3. Kijun Kim1,181
- 4. Joonkui Ahn1,175
- 5. Seungmin Lee1,132
- 6. Youngdae Lee843
- 747
- 8. Soenghun Kim737
- 9. Jiwon Kang733
- 10. Woosuk Ko717
Most Innovative Cities
1. Seoul
168,321
2. Suwon-Si
74,613
3. Yongin Si
50,432
4. Gyeonggi-Do
39,866
5. Hwaseong-Si
36,354
6. DaeJeon
32,991
7. Seongnam-Si
32,592
8. Anyang-Si
15,451
13,274
10. Suwon
9,310
Innovative Companies
- 1.
131,500
- 2.
49,679
- 3.
26,999
- 4.
18,611
- 5.
12,676
- 6.
11,294
- 7.
10,968
- 8.
8,323
- 9.
8,087
- 10.
7,644
Top Universities
1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2,612
2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2,167
1,564
1,338
1,243
6. Osong Medical Innovation Foundation, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
1,140
7. Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
1,112
8. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
624
9. University-industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
592
10. Korea Electronics Technology Institute
487