WIPO publishes BASF's patent for 'agroformulation containing a lactone based alkoxylate'

Allison Oesterle

GENEVA , December 27, 2013 (U.S. Fed News) – Publication No. WO/2013/189745 was published on Dec. 27.

Title of the invention: "AGROFORMULATIONS CONTAINING A LACTONE BASED ALKOXYLATE."

Applicants: BASF SE (DE) and BASF SCHWEIZ AG (CH).

Inventors: Murat Mertoglu (DE), Rainer Berghaus (DE), Andreas Kunst (DE), Benedikt Crone (DE) and Christian Konig (DE).

According to the abstract* posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "The present invention relates to composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition."

The patent was filed on June 6 under Application No. PCT/EP2013/061648.

*For further information, including images, charts and tables, please visit: http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2013189745

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