MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202518001169 A) filed by Monsanto Technology LLC on January 06, 2025, for Novel Insect Inhibitory Proteins.

Inventors include Bowen, David J.; Chay, Catherine A.; Ciche, Todd A.; Flasinski, Stanislaw; Howe, Arlene R.; Milligan, Jason S.; Roberts, James K. Filed On; and Yin, Yong.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: Pesticidal proteins exhibiting toxic activity against Coleopteran, Lepidopteran, Hemipteran, and Thysanopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC6280, TIC6281, TIC6282, TIC6283, TIC8808, TIC9480, TIC9257, TIC7106, TIC7017, TIC7107, TIC7108, TIC7109, TIC7110, TIC7111, TIC7589, TIC9258, and TIC9259. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding the pesticidal proteins provided. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Hemipteran and Thysanopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the protein of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Coleopteran, Lepidopteran, Hemipteran, and Thysanopteran species pests using the disclosed pesticidal proteins are also provided.

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