Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Herbicide-Resistant Genes For Mitochondrial Transformation' Filed by Napigen, Inc.

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517096697 A) filed by Napigen, Inc., Wilmington, U.S.A., on Oct. 7, for 'herbicide-resistant genes for mitochondrial transformation.'

Inventor(s) include Yadav, Narendra Singh; Sakai, Hajime; Multani, Dilbag Singh; Caster, Cheryl S.; Orozco, Jr. Emil Meyer; Kishore, Ganesh Murthy; Hamidi, Mina; Heppard, Elmer; Kimura, Sachie; Mcmichael, Colleen; and Schubert, Max Gabriel.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to genetically modified cells containing mitochondria that have been transformed with a polynucleotide encoding an herbicide-resistant enzyme, such that the cells can grow in the presence of an inhibitor of the enzyme."

The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 08, 2024, under International application No.PCT/US2024/019118.

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