KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove International Sdn Bhd, the research and development unit of Top Glove Corporation Bhd , is ranked second highest among Malaysian patent applicants for the year 2020 after Mimos Bhd. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia is in third spot in patent filings and Universiti Malaysia at fourth, based on data from the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), according to Top Glove. Last year, Top Glove’s R&D Centres filed 52 patent applications in Malaysia and 97 patent applications overseas. These were related to gloves, formers, dental dams, chemicals used in the glove industry and automation systems, which enhance product quality and improve the production efficiency.