Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
Mehta, Ashwin (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
C435S320100, C435S419000, C536S023720, C800S279000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07045685
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an isolated small RNA virus capable of infecting insect species includingHeliothisspecies, and to the nucleotide sequences and proteins encoded thereby. The invention contemplates uses of the virus in controlling insect attack in plants.
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Christian Peter Daniel
Gordon Karl Hienrich Julius
Hanzlik Terry Nelson
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Mehta Ashwin
Trecartin Richard F.
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