Rainmaking patent issued to the King
The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a patent in weather modification by royal rainmaking technology to His Majesty the King, the world's longest-reigning monarch.
His Majesty is the world's first and only holder of a patent in rainmaking. The patent, issued by the EPO on October 12 last year, has been officially recognised in 30 countries including Austria, France, Switzerland, the UK and Germany. Professor Anont Boonyarattanavej, secretary-general of the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), said his office has requested a royal audience during which it would present the patent to His Majesty. The TRF processed the applications for the patents in foreign countries for the King after the Royal Household Bureau informed it of His Majesty's wish, Anont said. "We are processing the application in the United States," he said. In Thailand, the Intellectual Property Department issued a patent in rainmaking technology to His Majesty on June 2, 2003.
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