Rainmaking patent issued to HM the King
The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a patent in weather modification by rainmaking technology to HM the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longestreigning 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. Prof Anont Boonyarattanavej, secretarygeneral of the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), said his office has requested an Royal audience during which it would present the patent to His Majesty. According to Anont, TRF has processed the applications for the patents in foreign countries for the King since the Royal Household Bureau informed it of His Majesty's wish. "We have been processing the application in the United States," Anont added. In Thailand, the Intellectual Property Department issued the patent in rainmaking technology for His Majesty on June 2, 2003. The Nation
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