Strawberry
Summary
Update July 2003
A United States patent was issued to (VPP Corp) DNA Plant Technology Corp. with granted claims disclosing a method to produce transgenic strawberry plants by co-cultivating Agrobacterium carrying a gene of interest with explants in the presence of glucose or fructose.
The US patent is broad with respect to the target tissue used in transformation. The main limitation of the patent is with additives to the culture medium. If the procedure is carried out in medium containing a carbohydrate that is not glucose or fructose or no carbohydrate, it is unlikely there would be infringement.
Specific Patent Information
Patent Number | Title, Independent Claims and Summary of Claims | Assignee | ||
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US 6274791
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Title – Methods for strawberry transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Granted United States patent US 6274791 recites an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation method of strawberry, where the co-cultivation and selection medium includes glucose or fructose. |
DNA Plant Technology Corp. |
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WO 1999/35903 A1
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Title – Methods for strawberry transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PCT application WO 1999/35903 recites use of glucose or fructose in the medium that is used for transforming strawberry with Agrobacterium. |
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Remarks | National phase entry of WO 1999/35903 in Australia (AU 23231/99) has lapsed on 5 October 2000. |
Note: Patent information on this page was last updated on 27 March 2006.