Patent Name : Rapid test kit for the detection of insecticide resistance due to insensitive acetylcholineste-rase
Date Filed : Malaysia-26 Nov 2002 USA-17 Dec 2002 Japan-20 Dec 2002 EU-19 Dec 2002 China-27 Dec 2002 Australia-18 Dec 2002
Date Petented : USA: US7252962B (7 August 2007) EU: EP1439389B1 (25 June 2008) China: ZL 02158930.5 (12 Aug 2009) Malaysia: MY-135504-A (27 March 2009) Australia: PI200224415 (23 Feb 2009)
Justification for Patenting :
Centre : Infectious Disease Research Centre
Unit : Entomology Unit
Description : For the development of a field & lab test kit for the rapid detection of insecticide resistance due to insensitivity in the targeted acetylcholinesterase.