Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Genetically Modified Bacteria For Improved Pest Control In Plants' Filed by Bioconsortia, Inc.

MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647042295 A) filed by Bioconsortia, Inc., Davis, U.S.A., on April 2, for 'genetically modified bacteria for improved pest control in plants.'

Inventor(s) include Curtis, Damian; Wilk, Debora; Phillips, Andrew; Alford, Betsy; and George, Caroline.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The disclosure relates to edited (genetically-modified) microorganisms including microbial consortia, and agricultural compositions comprising the same, for the improvement of plant tolerance to nematode pests and/or by directly reducing the nematode ...