HaHB11 PROVIDES IMPROVED PLANT YIELD AND TOLERANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESS

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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 2 (W2 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	09.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/02

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42

(21)	Application number: 13743957.6

(22)	Date of filing: 01.02.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12N 15/82^(2006.01)
C12N 5/04^(2006.01)

A01H 5/00^(2018.01)
C12N 15/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2013/024473

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/116750 (08.08.2013 Gazette 2013/32)

(54)	HaHB11 PROVIDES IMPROVED PLANT YIELD AND TOLERANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESS HAHB11 MIT VERBESSERTEM PFLANZENERTRAG UND TOLERANZ GEGENÜBER ABIOTISCHEM STRESS HAHB11 AMÉLIORANT LE RENDEMENT VÉGÉTAL ET LA TOLÉRANCE AU STRESS ABIOTIQUE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

02.02.2012 US 201261594133 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	10.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/50

(73)	Proprietors:
	Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET) CABA, Buenos Aires C1304ACP (AR) Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) Santa Fe, Santa Fe 3000 (AR) Inis Biotech LLC Milford, DE 19963 (US) Chan, Raquel Lia Santa Fe 3000 (AR) Cabello, Julieta Virginia Santa Fe 3000 (AR) Giacomelli, Jorge Ignacio Santa Fe 3000 (AR)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHAN, Raquel Lia Santa Fe CP 3000 (AR) CABELLO, Julieta Virginia Santa Fe CP 3000 (AR) GIACOMELLI, Jorge Ignacio Santa Fe CP 3000 (AR)

(74)	Representative: Williams, Andrea et al
	Marks & Clerk LLP 62-68 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA Cambridge CB2 1LA (GB)

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