INTERNATIONAL PATENT: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. FILES APPLICATION FOR "MODULATION OF NITRATE LEVELS IN TOBACCO VIA MUTATION OF NITRATE REDUCTASE"

GENEVA, March 23 -- PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. (Quai Jeanrenaud 32000 Neuchatel) filed a patent application (PCT/EP2025/075761) for "MODULATION OF NITRATE LEVELS IN TOBACCO VIA MUTATION OF NITRATE REDUCTASE" on Sep 10, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/057635, the details related to the patent application was published on Mar 19, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): BOVET, Lucien (Quai Jeanrenaud 32000 Neuchatel), CAMPANONI, Prisca (Quai Jeanrenaud 32000 Neuchatel), GOEPFERT, Simon (Quai Jeanrenaud 32000 Neuchatel)

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