US Patent Issued to Pairwise Plants Services on July 15 for "Modification of ubiquitin binding peptidase genes in plants for yield trait improvement" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,215, issued on July 15, was assigned to Pairwise Plants Services Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Modification of ubiquitin binding peptidase genes in plants for yield trait improvement" was invented by Lolita George Mathew (Cary, N.C.) and Xiaoyu Zhang (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying Ubiquitin Binding Peptidase (DA1) genes in plants, optionally to improve yield traits. The invention further relates to plants having increased improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention."

The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2022, under Application No....