Intellectual property

GREENZONE® CORE / INNOVATION

The core innovation of the GREENZONE® product is the safe integration of Bifenthrin with a polyethylene expansion foam resulting in a single product that repels both insects and termites.

GREENZONE® is a polyethylene expansion gap flexible foam containing bifenthrin to act as a barrier to termites, black ant and cockroaches. Bifenthrin is a pyrethroid insecticide and termiticide, a 4th generation pyrethroid, which is virtually insoluble in water and the longest residual termiticide currently registered on the market. Bifenthrin is a product used worldwide and is common in pesticides and termiticides – safety data is readily available.

The manufacture of the GREENZONE® product uses an extrusion process which combines bifenthrin with a closed cell crossed link polyethylene material. In adopting this innovative process, once the GREENZONE® product has dried it is impossible for the Bifenthrin to leach out or degrade.

Further, in most building and construction applications, GREENZONE® requires only a one-step installation process; compared to a two-step (in some cases multi-step) process in practice today. Resulting in significant cost saving achieved through the reduction of; on-site resources, material used to complete the work and scheduling constraints.

Pictured is the GREENZONE® product.

PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS

FB Rice, Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys were engaged in 2008 to commence the patent registration process for GREENZONE®.

FB Rice are experts in the protection of intellectual property and work with clients to create strategies with high commercial impact. Founded over sixty years ago, FB Rice is Australia’s leading independent intellectual property firm.  FB Rice expertise encompasses biotechnology, chemistry, engineering, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, software and information technology and trade marks.

PATENTS

To date, patents are registered in Australia, China, Europe, USA & Singapore.

TRADE MARKS

To date, the GREENZONE® trademark is registered in Australia and Singapore with trademark pending in the USA.