update 12/14/2018 
更新日 2018/12/14 - The total number of patent applications worldwide in 2017 was about 3.17 million, of which China ranked first with share of 40%; the United states second; and Japan third
- Apple obtains patent for smartwatch technology, which alerts user of overexposure to UV radiation
- Yahoo! auction reinforces crackdown on selling counterfeit products with about 3.1 times higher detection accuracy by using supercomputer
- The Korea-Japan Copyright Forum held in Seoul-discussions on how to promote bilateral exchanges and cooperation
