VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V:ZMS) (Frankfurt:W1I) today announced that it has been granted full patent rights for its latest Micro-channel Avalanche Photodiode solid-state photo detector by the Agency for Intellectual Property Protection in Russia. Zecotek currently has pending U.S. and PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) counterpart applications for worldwide patent rights and anticipates approvals.