Lee and David: There is another private based company, Phytelligence (www.phytelligence.com) which offers inexpensive, and rapid plant genetic analysis services for variety confirmation all the way through whole genome sequencing for new variety patent bolstering.
They have a full genetics lab at their Pullman, WA facility. They are a spinout company from Washington State University and they offer DNA certified true to type rootstocks as well. Their sales guy is Tim O’Brien - [email protected] Direct: 206-719-5317 Win Cowgill CO-founder AppleCrop discussion List Serv Editor Horticultural News Professor Emeritus, Rutgers, the State University Visiting Scientist, UMASS-Amherst and currently owner of Win Enterprises International, LLC Pomological and Horticultural Consulting www.wincowgill.com 908-489-1476 Email: [email protected] > On Sep 19, 2016, at 11:54 AM, David Doud <[email protected]> wrote: > > Foundation Plant Services at UC Davis provides such a service - > http://fps.ucdavis.edu/dnamain.cfm - > > let us know how this works with your patent application - I doubt it will > substitute for any of the phenological observations that are required, but if > they allow it to remain as part of the application I don’t see the downside > to having it in the record - it’s labor intensive and a bit frustrating to > have to use the form developed nearly 100 years ago to demonstrate the > uniqueness of a variety when we have this technology that can do it > definitively and cheaply - > > David Doud - grower, Indiana - > > >> On Sep 19, 2016, at 9:48 AM, lee elliott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am in the process of applying for patents on some new apple varieties and >> think it might be a good idea to include a DNA genotype sequence to the >> "uniqueness" description, Has anyone done this and what lab can do this? I >> searched google and found Biogentics Lab offer this service, anybody have >> any experience here? What should this cost? Lee Elliott, Upstart Nursery, >> Winchester, Illinois >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
