IP
Patents
- Three levels of patents protect Westham’s ATSBⓇ:
- Comprehensive methodology patent in major countries (e.g. U.S., India, China, Mexico and Brazil)
- Technology patent covering Westham’s ATSBⓇ Bait Station core technology
- Ingredient patent related to the attractant part of the bait
- Devices for a perforated, stacked-membrane insect bait station with a leak-proof bait reservoir
- Resistance control technology (AIRP - Attractive Insecticide Replacement Patch) for bed-nets in resistant mosquitoes environment.
TradeMarks
ATSBⓇ is Westham’s registered trademark and is widely used by scientists and experts for this control method.
Design patent
Westham’s vector control station (‘Sarabi’) design is a registered patent.