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KMID : 0665220180310050616
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Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition
2018 Volume.31 No. 5 p.616 ~ p.630
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Current Status of Registered Patents Related to Food Tech in Korea and Japan
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Choi Ji-Yu
Kim So-Young
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Abstract
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This study analyzed the current status of registered patents related to food tech in Korea and Japan. Using the patent information search services of Korean and Japanese Patent Offices, patents registered during the past 10 years from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2015 were searched with the following key words/phrases: “food or meal or diet” and “program or information system”. A total of 669 patents (539 for Korea and 130 for Japan) were finally selected and analyzed. Based on Porter's value chain theory, the patents were categorized into three dimensions related to “manufacturing/processing/ distribution”, “sales & marketing”, and “consumer support”. The results showed that in Korea, 41.7% of the total patents were related to sales & marketing followed by consumer support (37.3%) and manufacturing/processing/distribution (21.0%). In Japan, patents related to consumer support accounted for 56.2% followed by manufacturing/processing/distribution (32.3%), and sales & marketing (11.5%). In the area of manufacturing/processing/distribution, “food quality management system” in Korea, and “food manufacturing and processing management system” and “food safety control and hazard analysis system” in Japan tended to show a significantly higher proportion of patents registered (p<.05). Under sales & marketing, patents in the categories of “food purchase and delivery service system” in Korea and “restaurant information sharing system” in Japan tended to be more frequently registered (p<.05). Finally, in the area of consumer support, “kitchen facility and cooking device control system” in Korea and “menu and nutrition management system” in Japan tended to account for a significantly higher proportion of patents registered (p<.001). The results are expected to provide useful insights into the development of new patents and markets for food tech in the future.
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KEYWORD
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the 4th industrial revolution, information and communication technology, , ICT, food industry, value chain
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