USPTO data - South Korea Report
Country report. Most prolific inventors. Most innovative cities. Innovative companies. Top universities.
All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Hanbyul Seo1,788
- 1,275
- 3. Kijun Kim1,179
- 4. Joonkui Ahn1,172
- 5. Seungmin Lee1,117
- 6. Youngdae Lee840
- 747
- 8. Jiwon Kang723
- 9. Woosuk Ko714
- 10. Jae Hoon Chung684
Most Innovative Cities
1. Seoul
166,880
2. Suwon-Si
73,516
3. Yongin Si
49,792
4. Gyeonggi-Do
39,578
5. Hwaseong-Si
35,929
6. DaeJeon
32,468
7. Seongnam-Si
32,331
8. Anyang-Si
15,353
13,102
10. Suwon
9,300
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Innovative Companies
- 1.
130,321
- 2.
49,333
- 3.
26,526
- 4.
18,330
- 5.
12,483
- 6.
11,210
- 7.
10,826
- 8.
8,266
- 9.
8,084
- 10.
7,548
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Top Universities
1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2,591
2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2,148
1,537
1,317
1,224
6. Korea University Research and Business Foundation
1,119
7. Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
1,092
8. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
618
9. University-industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
585
10. Korea Electronics Technology Institute
481
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