Thursday, December 22, 2011

Malaysia Ranked 32nd in Patent by Residents of Origin

According to World IP Report 2010, Malaysia ranked 32nd in patent application by residents of origin. Ranking of patent application by residents of origin is a measure to indicate a country's patent activity. Malaysia filed the most patent in South East Asia compared to Thailand (33), Singapore (37), and Vietnam (47).

Fillings by non residents are not considered in this ranking. The top rankings of countries of interest are China (1), Japan (2), USA (3), Republic of Korea (4), Germany (5), UK (8), India (13), and Australia (25).

For trademark fillings by residents of origin, Malaysia ranked 41. Vietnam (23) filed the most trademark in South East Asia compared to Thailand (28) and Singapore (52). The top rankings of countries of interest are China (1), USA (2), Germany (3), Russia (4), India (5), Republic of Korea (6), Japan (11), UK (12), and Australia (16).

For industrial design fillings by residents of origin, Malaysia ranked 41. Thailand (16) filed the most industrial design in South East Asia compared to Vietnam (33) and Singapore (43). The top rankings of countries of interest are China (1), Germany (2), Republic of Korea (3), Italy (4), Japan (5), UK (10), India (12), and Australia (20).

Note that Indonesia did not participate in the 2010 statistic.

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