ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,339, issued on March 25, was assigned to AETHERA BIOTECH S.R.L. (Camisano Vicentino, Italy).
"Phytocomplex and extract of a meristematic cell line selected from a plant belonging to the genus Rosa" was invented by Elena Sgaravatti (Padua, Italy), Giovanna Pressi (Rubano, Italy) and Flavia Guzzo (Verona, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a meristematic cell line selected from tissue, preferably callus tissue, of a plant belonging to the genus Rosa. The invention also relates to a derivative of the cell line, i.e. a phytocomplex or an extract of the cell line. The meristematic cell line is character...