LG Innotek is focusing on securing patent competitiveness by leveraging its technological prowess in future mobility fields such as electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. Based on this, the company is aiming to drive ahead in the global electrical components market.


LG Innotek (CEO Moon Hyuk-soo) announced on the 28th that it has applied for a total of 3,500 patents related to electrical components over the past five years.

LG Innotek has been focusing on securing core technologies every year to foster the new growth engine, the electric components business, and has continuously expanded the proportion of electric patents. As a result, the proportion of patents in the electric field has increased to 40% of the total number of patent applications.

In particular, LG Innotek is rapidly expanding its patent applications in the field of future vehicles such as electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, including lidar, vehicle cameras, vehicle lighting, and communication modules.

In addition, LG Innotek is accelerating the acquisition of standard patents based on its advanced technological prowess in the battlefield. Recently, we succeeded in registering five international standard patents for EVCC (Electric Vehicle Communication Controller).

International standard patents are patents for technologies that are essential when applying standard specifications established by standardization organizations such as ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) to products.

Companies that hold standard patents can secure a technological advantage in the relevant field and expand their market dominance. They can also generate revenue through standard patent usage fees. LG Innotek can expect to expand its share of the global electric vehicle communication and charging control market and royalty income.

This time, there are a total of 5 technologies registered as standard patents, 4 technologies for determining vehicle charging mode using communication channels and 1 technology for battery charging control. LG Innotek also secured 3 EVCC international standard patents last year. There are only 8 companies in the world, including GE and Siemens, that have international standard patents in the electric vehicle charging field.

LG Innotek is also actively participating in domestic and international activities to establish standards for key components of future vehicles.

Currently, ISO is working on international standardization of LiDAR, and experts from LG Innotek selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are participating as core members. In Korea, they are also leading the national standardization of next-generation mobility technologies such as autonomous driving cameras and vehicle communications in collaboration with the Korea Standards Association.

CTO Noh Seung-won said, “LG Innotek’s electric field technology is rapidly expanding its influence globally through participation in activities to enhance patent competitiveness and standardize in the future mobility sector,” and “We will continue to secure technological and patent leadership so that we can secure an advantageous position in the global electric field components market.”