DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

[Porgie Tirebiter]

Speaking of intellectual property. Here is a situation which I would think a major shareholder would have the power to get cleared up.

Visit this link to the US patent and trademark office:

http://www.uspto.gov/index.html#

Click "Trademarks" on the left side.

Then click on the third item down. "Search TM database (TESS)"

Then click "New User Search Form (Basic).

Now enter DNAWitness under "Search Term". You will see that this trademark has been abandoned by DNAPrint Genomics.

OK fine.

Now for the interesting part.

Click on the following link.

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=dnawitness&OS=dnawitness&RS=dnawitness

This appears to be an application to patent a new DNAWitness product, to be held by Gabriel, Frudakis, and a Matthew Thomas.

Is there any possibility that these guys are trying to move on with DNAWitness for themselves, leaving DNAG, and it's equity and debt holders behind? If I was a major shareholder, I would be all over this.