US 9,695,439 C1 (12,488th)
Methods for genetic control of insect infestations in plants and compositions thereof
James A. Baum, Webster Groves, MO (US); Claire A. CaJacob, Chesterfield, MO (US); Pascale Feldmann, Ghent (BE); Gregory R. Heck, Crystal Lake Park, MO (US); Irene Maria Antonia Nooren, XH Utrecht (NL); Geert Plaetinck, Merelbeke-Bottelare (BE); Ty T. Vaughn, Imperial, MO (US); and Wendy Maddelein, Gijzenzele (BE)
Filed by Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,139, Dec. 9, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,695,439, issued Jul. 4, 2017, Appl. No. 13/855,328, Apr. 2, 2013.
Application 90/019,139 is a division of application No. 12/973,783, filed on Dec. 20, 2010, granted, now 8,759,611.
Application 12/973,783 is a division of application No. 11/522,307, filed on Sep. 15, 2006, granted, now 7,943,819.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/718,034, filed on Sep. 16, 2005.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 23, 2024.
Int. Cl. C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07K 14/435 (2006.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01)
CPC C12N 15/8286 (2013.01) [C07H 21/04 (2013.01); C07K 14/43536 (2013.01); C07K 14/43563 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 15/8218 (2013.01); C12N 15/8282 (2013.01); C12N 15/8285 (2013.01); Y02A 40/146 (2018.01)]
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-3, 5-6, 8-9, 18 and 20 is confirmed.
Claims 4, 7, 10-17, 19, and 21 were not reexamined.
1. A recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a first polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a polynucleotide comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824;
(b) a polynucleotide comprising at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824;
(c) a polynucleotide comprising a fragment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 818, 822, 823 or 824, wherein ingestion by a coleopteran plant pest of a double stranded ribonucleotide sequence comprising at least one strand that is complementary to said fragment inhibits the growth of said pest; and
(d) a polynucleotide comprising a complement of the sequence of (a), (b), or (c);
wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a heterologous promoter,
wherein the recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprises a second polynucleotide that is the complement of the first polynucleotide.