US Patent Issued to Monsanto Technology on June 17 for "Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH010397" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,100, issued on June 17, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH010397" was invented by Rafael A. Mateo (London, Canada) and Richard G. Stelpflug (Cassville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010397. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH010397, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010397 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention fu...