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

All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Hanbyul Seo1,783
- 1,267
- 3. Kijun Kim1,177
- 4. Joonkui Ahn1,169
- 5. Seungmin Lee1,113
- 6. Youngdae Lee833
- 747
- 8. Jiwon Kang720
- 9. Woosuk Ko711
- 10. Jae Hoon Chung683
Most Innovative Cities
1. Seoul
184,254
2. Suwon-Si
73,044
3. Yongin Si
53,162
4. Gyeonggi-Do
39,432
5. Hwaseong-Si
35,722
6. DaeJeon
34,681
7. Seongnam-Si
32,200
8. Anyang-Si
15,306
13,610
10. Suwon
9,294
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Innovative Companies
- 1.
129,810
- 2.
49,190
- 3.
26,337
- 4.
18,198
- 5.
12,413
- 6.
11,172
- 7.
10,759
- 8.
8,236
- 9.
8,083
- 10.
7,538
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Top Universities
1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2,582
2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2,145
1,525
1,309
1,223
6. Korea University Research and Business Foundation
1,108
7. Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
1,088
8. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
615
9. University-industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
574
10. Korea Electronics Technology Institute
476
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