Who are the Top 20 Malaysian Patent Filers of 2017?

The figures obtained from the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) shows the performance over 2017 in some sectors of the economy. MIMOS Berhad retains its top position for two years running, while Universiti Teknologi Malaysia climbs to second ranking. The rest of the list reveals some surprises and a few new entries:

Rank	Applicant	No. of Applications
Rank	Applicant	2016	2017
1	MIMOS Berhad	87	69
2	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	50	59
3	Universiti Putra Malaysia	38	58
4	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	25	29
5	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	28	27
6	Universiti Malaya	82	23
7	International Islamic University Malaysia	10	23
8	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	30	21
9	TNB Research Sdn. Bhd.	–	21
10	Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)	23	21
11	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	19	20
12	Universiti Teknologi MARA	12	18
13	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia	24	17
14	Institute of Technology Petronas Sdn. Bhd.	9	16
15	Universiti Sains Malaysia	8	15
16	Telekom Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.	14	12
17	MI Equipment (M) Sdn. Bhd.	–	11
18	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	–	10
19	Universiti Malaysia Sabah	–	9
20	Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia	6	9

(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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