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Construction of Korean & English DB for traditional knowledge related materials in Korea
Inducement of utilization as preceding technology in patent adjudications at patent offices in Korea and other major overseas countries for the prevention of foreigners commercializing Korea's traditional knowledge by acquiring the relevant patents
Development & promotion of related field of study & industry areas by providing basic oriental medicine R&D data through the systemization of the relevant materials
Targets for DB construction
 
- DB Construction of traditional knowledge (medicine)
- DB Construction of traditional prescriptions, symptoms differentiation, medicinal drugs etc.
- DB Construction for IPC Classification in Patents
- DB Construction of traditional knowledge terms dictionary
- Development of Web application system
 
Provision of base for the protection of traditional medicine related knowledge
 
- Prevention of foreigners acquiring Korean traditional knowledge related patents both domestically & overseas
- Maximization of domestic & overseas utilization through open operation of traditional knowledge DB
- DB sharing through agreement with major nations and proceeding with registration of PCT minimum documentation
Improvement of adjudication quality relating to applications using traditional knowledge
 
- Improvement of adjudication quality relating to traditional knowledge applications by providing preceding technology materials to patent adjudicators in Korea & overseas
- Registration of PCT minimum documentation & construction of English DB to enable foreign patent offices to utilize DB in adjudications
Systemization of traditional medicine related information
 
- Development & promotion of related field of study & industry areas by providing basic oriental medicine research data through the systemization of traditional medicine information
- Provision of the base for the more advanced research based on knowledge & information relating to effects, efficacy, composition etc. including the traditional knowledge DB
- Execution of relevant R&D and projects utilizing the scope of already known traditional knowledge and the information on possible patent registration