Because of the perceived value of this technology in the rubber industry, NSTDA drafted a patent application for the process to recover residual rubber solids from sludge waste. Applications were made not only in Thailand, but also in the other neighboring major rubber producing countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. National and international applications were filed in 2009, and as of early 2011 are still under examination.policies about the creation, protection and exploitation of IP is the responsibility of IPP, which also advises working committees at the Ministry of Science and Technology on IP policy.