ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,970, issued on April 29, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis) and Stine Seed Farm Inc. (Adel, Iowa).

"Soybean cultivar 12070855" was invented by William H. Eby (Panora, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soybean cultivar designated 12070855 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12070855, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12070855, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12070855, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12070855. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transge...