Lets Overcome the Tired Mind By Interacting With Companion Animals and Plants!

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The population of raising companion animals are just around the corner of 15 million. As the time staying at home has increased due to COVID-19 there is a growing interest in companion animals and plants that are raised closely for emotional comfort. As a result the demand for design applications for the related products is increasing.

According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office design applications for pet and plant-related products have increased by an annual average of 21% over the past six years. Especially due to the influence of COVID-19 the number of applications for pet products increased by about 34% year-on-year and the number of applications for pet plant products increased by about 30% year-on-year.

With the establishment of a culture that considers pets as a family subdivided items ranging from incubators to urns are being filed for management throughout the life cycle of adoption production distribution parenting outing protection abandonment post-death and funeral.

The number of applications for clothes and accessories increased by about 61% year-on-year. Among them the identification tag has long been a necessity at the stage of adoption in accordance with the mandatory implementation of the animal registration system. In the case of an identification tag it has been applied in various forms including a name tag a microchip containing the owners information or a smart collar that measures location biometric information and even emotion.

In the parenting stage the application of items for health care stood out. Breeding supplies including medical devices such as wheelchairs protectors and medications have more than doubled year-on-year.

Designs for health promotion has also been expanded in housing food and management products. Examples include cushions that diagnose joint health by measuring leg pressure feeding machines that remotely manage eating habits and toys that promote movements by responding to animal movements.

Funeral supplies coffins urns and shrouds also increased by about 55% year-on-year reflecting the demand for post-death management.

There is a growing perception that companion plants are objects of communion like dogs and design applications for items of companion plants are also increasing.

Flowerpots have increased by about 36% compared to the previous year. In particular the number of design applications for smart flower pots that inform the health of plants and control the growth environment has increased. In addition to the smart flower pots designs are applied in various forms such as prefabricated pots vertical garden pots and hanging pots and functional fusion pots with lighting and air purifiers are also noticeable.

The number of plant cultivating machines that automatically control the cultivation environment has increased by about 44% compared to the previous year diversifying items to create a edible garden in the house.

It will be applied in a form which can easily grow plants at home through hydroponic cultivation or putting a bundle of seeds soil and fertilizer in a cultivator that combines the parts for lighting irrigation and controlling temperature and humidity.

The demand for pet and plant products will continue even after the corona due to a surge in the population raising companion animals and plants. With the verified participants due to the expanded entry of major companies design applications for pet products with new technologies are expected to continue said Lee Jong-sun the examiner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

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