In the period 1st January 2022 until 31st December 2022, 792 applications were approved with an estimated value of RM2,751,771.13 as shown in Figure 5-1. This involves 482 UTAR staff as shown in Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-1: Total Estimated Value of Approved Consultancy/Outside Work for the Period 2008-2022
Figure 5-2: Number of UTAR Staff Involved in Consultancy/Outside Work for the Period 2008-2022
From the total of RM2,693,756.13, 77% is under the category of Personal Consultancy while 23% is under the category University Consultancy as shown in Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-3: Approved Value by Consultancy Type for the Year 2022
Figure 5-4: Approved Value and Number of Projects by Unit for Year 2022
Figure 5-4 shows the approved value by unit. Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) has the largest share at 36% of the total approved amount. This is followed by Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) at 24% and Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology (FEGT) at 9%.
Figure 5-5 shows the percentage value of approved projects by categories. Training constitutes 25% of all approved projects. This is followed by R&D at 33% and Consultancy at 26%.
The consultancy revenue is RM2,111,112.51 as shown in Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-5: Percentage Share of Approved Consultancy/Outside Work by Category for Year 2022
The consultancy revenue is RM2,111,112.51 as shown in Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-6: Consultancy/Outside Work Revenue for the Period 2008-2022
UTAR’s portion of the net income is RM205,101.94 as shown in Figure 5-7.
Figure 5-7: Consultancy/Outside Work Apportionment Income for the Period 2008-2022
Patents
Patents
In 2022, no patents were filed. However, the following patents were granted in 2022.
Figure 5-8 shows the number of patents filed for the period 2008 to 2021.
Copyright
In 2022, a total of 9 copyrights were filed with MYIPO. To date, 5 were granted, while 4 still pending approval at MYIPO.Figure 5-8 shows the number of patents filed for the period 2008 to 2021.
Figure 5-8: Number of Inventions Disclosed, Filed and Granted for the Period 2008-2022 at MyIPO.
The current status for the 27 inventions is given in Table 5-1.
| Status | Number |
| Pending | 11 |
| Abandoned | 4 |
| Granted | 12 |
Table 5-1: Patent Application Status at MyIPO
Besides Malaysia, UTAR has also filed for foreign patent application. The status is given in Table 5-2.
| Country | Status | |||
| Filed | Pending | Abandoned | Granted | |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Table 5-2: Foreign Country Patent Applications
| Status | Number |
| Pending | 4 |
| Abandoned | 0 |
| Granted | 5 |
Table 5-3: Copyright Application Status at MyIPO
Staff consultancy activities picked up from 2022, and it is anticipated that it will continue to be active in 2023. More companies/industries are seeking UTAR professionals to help support their business, provide trainings to their staffs and also solve their industrial problems. DCC will also be actively involved in supporting staffs who wants to engage and obtain projects from government, government agencies and local councils in 2023. We expect that for year 2023, we will see more engagements not only from companies/industries but also from government and local councils.