| DECEMBER, 2014 Gene-Related Patents Issued - Full patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm | ||||
| CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,916,361 | Elongase gene and uses thereof | Abbott Laboratories | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,911,969 | Bacillus host cell | Andersen; Jens Tonne | 16-Dec-14 | Denmark |
| 8,911,937 | Method for detecting methylation status by using methylation-independent primers | Brainreader ApS | 16-Dec-14 | Denmark |
| 8,911,999 | Self-deleting plasmid | Cobra Biologics Ltd. | 16-Dec-14 | United Kingdom |
| 8,921,056 | Compositions for diagnosis and therapy of diseases associated with aberrant expression of futrins (R-Spondins) and/or Wnt | Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum | 30-Dec-14 | Germany |
| 8,921,112 | Optimized non-canonical zinc finger proteins | Dow AgroSciences LLC | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,105 | Method of regulating gene expression | Duke University | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,911,983 | Pnp gene modification for improved xylose utilization in Zymomonas | E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,906,650 | Yarrowia esterase/lipase promoter regions for gene expression in yeast | E I du Pont de Nemours and Company | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,074 | Method and apparatus for determining a probability of colorectal cancer in a subject | GeneNews, Inc. | 30-Dec-14 | Canada |
| 8,916,530 | Individualized cancer therapy | Gradalis, Inc. | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,906,874 | Bi-functional shRNA targeting Stathmin 1 and uses thereof | Gradalis, Inc. | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,916,372 | Strain of Salmonella enterica s. typhimurium, its use and a method to obtain a therapeutic vaccine vector | Jagiellonian University | 23-Dec-14 | Poland |
| 8,911,974 | Minicircle vector production | Jechlinger; Gerhard | 16-Dec-14 | Austria |
| 8,911,975 | Method for producing virus vector for gene transfer | Mie University | 16-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,906,622 | Method of amplification | Monoquant Pty Ltd | 9-Dec-14 | Australia |
| 8,900,820 | Gene and protein expression profiles associated with the therapeutic efficacy of EGFR-TK inhibitors | Nuclea Biotechnologies, Inc. | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,048 | Method for identifying olfactory receptor included in one olfactory cell | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 30-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,916,377 | Root-preferred promoter and methods of use | Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,911,942 | Single label comparative hybridization | Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,900,858 | Methods and compositions relating to improved lentiviral vector production systems | Research Development Foundation | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,911,998 | Methods for identifying fragile histidine triad (FHIT) interaction and uses thereof | The Ohio State University | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,900,851 | Multi-well platform | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,900,809 | Oligonucleotides and methods to identify Shiga toxin containing Escherichia coli serotypes | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,900,835 | Engineering of thermotolerant Bacillus coagulans for production of D(-)-lactic acid | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,042 | Transcriptional repression leading to Parkinson's disease | Valted LLC | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,912,127 | Method of generating gene mosaics | Eviagenics, S.A. | 16-Dec-14 | France |
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,914,239 | System and method for determining individualized medical intervention for a disease state | Caris MPI, Inc. | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,918,349 | Distributed network for performing complex algorithms | Genetic Finance (Barbados) Limited | 23-Dec-14 | Barbados |
| 8,909,570 | Data mining technique with experience-layered gene pool | Genetic Finance (Barbados) Limited | 9-Dec-14 | Barbodos |
| DRUG | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,911,721 | Method of constructing gene transport support | Anaeropharma Science, Inc. | 16-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,906,359 | Recombinant retrovirus pseudotyped with a E2 alphavirus glycoprotein | California Institute of Technology | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,901,079 | Treatment of parkinson's disease via administration of GLI-1 protein | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,332 | Chromosomal modification involving the induction of double-stranded DNA cleavage and homologous recombination at the cleavage site | Children's Medical Center Corporation | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,912,157 | Treatment of pancreatic developmental gene related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to a pancreatic developmental gene | CuRNA, Inc. | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,330 | Treatment of down syndrome gene related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to a down syndrome gene | CuRNA, Inc. | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,916,534 | Methods of inducing insulin production | Mina Therapeutics Limited | 23-Dec-14 | United Kingdom |
| 8,920,845 | Method of producing microcapsules | National University Corporation Nagoya University | 30-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,916,608 | Epigenetic co-repressors of the gamma-globin gene and methods of using same | Regents of the University of Michigan | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,901,077 | Delivery of a gene therapy vector to the brain by convection-enhanced delivery | Renishaw (Ireland) Limited | 2-Dec-14 | United Kingdom |
| 8,901,102 | Therapeutic substances that modulate genome methylation | Retrotope, Inc. | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,912,138 | DNA-binding proteins and uses thereof | Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,901,099 | Method for immunizing animal, composition for immunization, method for producing antibody, method for producing hybridoma, and method for producing monoclonal antibody | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | 2-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,901,100 | Tumor-specific delivery of therapeutic agents via liposomase | The Johns Hopkins University | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,335 | Oral delivery of nucleic acid-based gene interfering agents by Salmonella | The Regents of the University of California | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,900,567 | Treatment of cone cell degeneration with transfected lineage negative hematopoietic stem cells | The Scripps Research Institute | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,911,747 | HSV-1 and HSV-2 vaccines and methods of use thereof | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,916,175 | Safer attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccines with missing or diminished latency of infection | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,340 | Methods for using synthetic triterpenoids in the treatment of bone or cartilage diseases or conditions | Trustees of Dartmouth College | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,920,811 | Recombinant adenovirus useful for treating malignancy over-expressing proto-oncogene neu/erb B2 | Wang; Shangwu | 30-Dec-14 | China P Rep |
| MULTICELLULAR LIVING ORGANISMS | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,921,654 | Gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate in the non-mevalonate pathway of Hevea brasiliensis | Bridgestone Corporation | 30-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,921,652 | Vegetable oils and uses therefor | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | 30-Dec-14 | Australia |
| 8,916,752 | Herbicide resistance genes | Dow AgroSciences, LLC | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,655 | Functional analysis of Jatropha curcas genes | Joil (S) Pte Ltd. | 30-Dec-14 | Singapoe |
| 8,901,373 | Methods and compositions for root knot nematode control | Monsanto Technology LLC | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,907,162 | Compositions and methods for the control of root lesion nematode | Monsanto Technology LLC | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,648 | Methods for increasing the yield of fermentable sugars from plant stover | Purdue Research Foundation | 30-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,907,164 | Regulating nutrient allocation in plants | The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundations, Inc. | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,916,750 | Barley endosperm promoter | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture | 23-Dec-14 | United States |
| NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,916,688 | Insecticidal protein, gene encoding the same and uses thereof | Beijing Green Agrosino Plant Protection Technology Co., Ltd. | 23-Dec-14 | China P Rep |
| 8,916,687 | Insecticidal protein, gene encoding the same and uses thereof | Beijing Green Agrosino Plant Protection Technology Co., Ltd. | 23-Dec-14 | China P Rep |
| 8,907,067 | Nucleotide and amino acid sequences relating to respiratory diseases and obesity | Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,912,316 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of CD45 gene | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,907,073 | Nucleic acids encoding FOXD3 promoter and methods to isolate FOXD3 expressing cells | California Institute of Technology | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,906,607 | Method for modulating double-strand break-induced homologous recombination | Cellectis | 9-Dec-14 | France |
| 8,901,288 | High throughput methods for functionally determining RNA interference efficiency | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 2-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,907,076 | Mycobacterial peptide deformylase | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | 9-Dec-14 | India |
| 8,906,876 | Methods for controlling pests using RNAi | Devgen NV | 9-Dec-14 | Belgium |
| 8,912,313 | Variants of the promoter of the gap gene coding for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase | Evonik Degussa GmbH | 16-Dec-14 | Germany |
| 8,912,317 | Ribonucleic acid interference molecules of Arabidopsis thaliana | International Business Machines Corporation | 16-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,912,315 | Purkinje cell-tropic viral vector | Japan Science and Technology Agency | 16-Dec-14 | Japan |
| 8,907,074 | Laticiferous tissue-specific SRPP promoter from Hevea brasiliensis and uses thereof | Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology | 9-Dec-14 | Korea |
| 8,901,285 | Polynucleotide primers | Qiagen Manchester Limited | 2-Dec-14 | United Kingdom |
| 8,907,077 | siRNA targeting TIE-2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 9-Dec-14 | United States |
| 8,921,538 | Control of gene expression in plants | Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) Limited | 30-Dec-14 | New Zealand |
| SURGERY | ||||
| Pat No | Title | Assignee | Date Issued | Country |
| 8,911,469 | Methods and apparatus for optimal remote ischemic preconditioning (ORIP) for preventing ischemia-reperfusion injuries to organs | NeoCardium, Limited | 16-Dec-14 | United Kingdom |



