BEESFREE, Inc. Files Technology Patent in Italy to Cover over 100 Nations Worldwide
March 28, 2012 at 09:28 pm IST
BEESFREE, Inc. has filed a Technology Patent with Italian authorities regarding its innovative technology that aims to mitigate the effects of and potentially serve as a cure for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet more and more frequently, vanishing from their hives. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has created a crisis within in the beekeeping community, a critical industry responsible for a majority of the world's fruit and vegetable production. Bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion in added crop value, particularly for specialty crops such as almonds and other nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables. BeesFree's patent-pending formula and delivery system are presently the only integrated solution available to combat the known effects of CCD in a global market whose size measures between $2 and $3 billion. This patent filing will be valid for all countries that belong to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).