Who are the Top 20 Malaysian Patent Filers of 2016?

The figures obtained from the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) shows the performance over 2016 in some sectors of the economy. MIMOS Berhad takes its placing on the top ranking, while Universiti Malaya drops to second ranking after being in the top position for two years running. The rest of the list reveals some surprises and a few new entries:

Rank	Applicant	No. of Applications
Rank	Applicant	2015	2016
1	MIMOS Berhad	98	87
2	Universiti Malaya	131	82
3	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	101	50
4	Universiti Putra Malaysia	46	38
5	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	36	30
6	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	28	28
7	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	31	25
8	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia	19	24
9	Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA)	34	23
10	Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)	24	23
11	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	15	19
12	Telekom Malaysia Berhad	18	14
13	Universiti Teknologi Mara	16	12
14	Top Glove International Sdn Bhd	6	11
15	International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM)	19	10
16	Linkdood Technologies Sdn Bhd	N/A	9
17	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	15	9
18	Institute Of Technology Petronas	15	9
19	Universiti Sains Malaysia	22	8
20	Cytopeutics Sdn Bhd	N/A	7

(Statistic provided by Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) upon request by KASS. KASS does not assume any liability/responsibility on the accuracy of the data in the statistics provided by MyIPO.)

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