Azotic's nitrogen fixing technology obtains US patents

Azotic Technologies, the UK-based global ag-tech company, announces that the US Patent and Trademark Office has just granted Azotic two significant patents. The first patent being, US patent titled: “Novel Microorganisms and Their Use in Agriculture”. The second patent being, US patent titled: “Plant Inoculation Method”. Both patents relate to Azotic’s natural nitrogen fixing technology (N-Fix^®) which is derived from a naturally occurring food grade bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gd).

This follows the issuance of several patents earlier this year in Europe and other territories.

The granted patents extend Azotic’s IP protection to strains of the bacterium Gd that are characterised by unique sequences associated with the ability to colonise plant cells intracellularly, and to plant inoculation methods and formulations that are effective to apply nitrogen-fixing endophytes to a wide variety of crops.

N-Fix^® is an alternative to nitrogen fertilisers. It is environmentally-friendly, cost-reducing and is also proven to increase crop yields.

Peter Blezard, CEO of Azotic, said: “These patents will increase the market potential for N-Fix^® products and will benefit the grower as well as the environment. They protect Azotic’s product development pipeline and highlights the company’s expertise in nitrogen fixation”

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