In 2020, around 14.5 of all patent applications filed within the medical device sector in South Korea were for surgical treatments. This was the sub-sector with the largest share of new patents, followed by medical supplies and biomeasurements.
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Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type
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Korean Intellectual Property Office. (July 1, 2021). Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/
Korean Intellectual Property Office. "Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/
Korean Intellectual Property Office. (2021). Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/
Korean Intellectual Property Office. "Distribution of Patent Applications in The Medical Device Sector in South Korea in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/
Korean Intellectual Property Office, Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/ (last visited July 04, 2025)
Distribution of patent applications in the medical device sector in South Korea in 2020, by type [Graph], Korean Intellectual Property Office, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131766/south-korea-share-of-medical-device-patent-applications-by-type/
