While I am at it, another interesting one. Normally a patent application is not published until 18 months after the earliest date. On Jan 1st one was published that was applied for in Sept. 2014. According to the guidelines it can be done early at the request of the applicant, why? Schneeberger is the Director of Core Research and Development / Renewable Energy
NexSteppe, a competitor, but used to work at Ceres but left years before the patent was filed from what is on the net. Is something up between the two companies? Going way out on a limb here, but I have a feeling there will be more to come on this. Parallel paths colliding maybe?
PUBLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) Subject to paragraph (2), each application for a patent shall be published, in accordance with procedures determined by the Director, promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under this title. At the request of the applicant, an application may be published earlier than the end of such 18-month period.
My question would be whats so important that they wanted this in the public eye vs. 18 months??? Mumbo jumbo to me, but a curious thing.
SCHNEEBERGER; Richard ; et al. January 1, 2015
PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USES THEREOF
Abstract
The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels in plants, and plants containing such promoters or promoter control elements.
Inventors: SCHNEEBERGER; Richard; (Carlsbad, CA) ; MARGOLLES-CLARK; Emilio; (Miami, FL) ; TATARINOVA; Tatiana; (Los Angeles, CA) ; FANG; Yiwen; (Redondo Beach, CA) ; ALEXANDROV; Nickolai; (Thousand Oaks, CA) ; MEDRANO; Leonard; (Azusa, CA) ; PENNELL; Roger; (Malibu, CA) ; THEISS; Noah; (Tucson, AZ) ; GRIZARD; Danielle; (Moorpark, CA) ; DAVIS; Shauna J.; (College Station, TX) ; ROBLES; Dennis; (Chatsworth, CA) ; PORTEREIKO; Michael; (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
CERES, INC.
Thousand Oaks
CA
US
Family ID: 1000000726930
Appl. No.: 14/476566
Filed: September 3, 2014
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