PBL awared further US patents on short RNAi molecules
Plant Bioscience Limited (PBL) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued US Patent No. 8,759,102 and US Patent No. 8,779,236 with fundamental claims directed to RNAi in cells and organisms to effect gene silencing.
These two new patents granted add to the strength and breadth of PBL’s RNAi patent portfolio. The patent family now comprises a total of 9 granted US patents, which cover a wide area of RNAi applications from detection of gene silencing, to methods to silence genes, and compositions and cells containing and producing RNAi molecules.
On 24 June 2014 US Patent No. 8,759,102 was granted with claims to cells comprising synthetic DNA constructs that express RNAi molecules to silence target RNA in these cells.
Dr Jan Chojecki, Managing Director of PBL adds “We are very pleased, that the USPTO has over the past two and a half years recognised Professor Sir David Baulcombe’s and Dr Andrew Hamilton’s contribution to the field of RNAi and PBL now holds a substantial patent portfolio in the area, covering many aspects and applications of RNAi. Several potential products are currently in clinical trials and product development with our partners. We are looking forward to the market introduction of RNAi based therapeutics and plant health agents which will demonstrate the unique ability of RNAi to improve medicine and agriculture. Furthermore we anticipate partnering with more companies interested in the diverse applications of RNAi.”
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