This is three more than the week before. Patents included a brassica gat event and compositions and methods for the identification and/or detection thereof.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Pioneer HI-Bred International, Inc. who filed in June 15, 2017.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Johnston in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer HI-Bred International, Inc. | 06/15/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Pioneer HI-Bred International, Inc. | 10/24/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Pioneer HI-Bred International, Inc. | 07/12/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
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