EPA officials have made it known that they intend to review patent applications to determine whether the makers of pesticides, and perhaps other chemical-containing products, have violated the Agency's requirement that information concerning potential adverse effects of certain chemicals and products be immediately submitted to EPA for review. The failure to timely provide such data to EPA violates the federal pesticides law, and might violate similar regulations that implement the nation's chemical control law which applies to those chemical-containing products that are not pesticides.
