Samsung Electronics Co. was identified as the company with the most patents in South Korea while Amorepacific Corp. holds the most registered trademarks, data showed on Thursday.

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonization and the 60th anniversary of Invention Day, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced the top registrants of patents and trademarks that have driven the country’s industrial development and technological innovation.

This was based on a comprehensive review of patents and trademarks registered since the enactment of the Patent Act in 1946 and Trademark Act in 1949.

Samsung Electronics ranked first in patents, accounting for 6 percent of entire patents with a total of 134,802 cases. The company has become one of the world’s leading innovators in advanced technologies such as semiconductors and mobile devices since entering the electronics business in 1969, registering 5,255 patents in 2024 alone.