Carbohydrate Binding Module Variants and Hybrid Polypeptides Patent
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12600996B2 to Novozymes A/S covering carbohydrate binding module variants and cellobiohydrolase variants. The patent includes 33 claims and covers polynucleotides encoding the variants, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, host cells, and associated methods. The filing date was July 13, 2022, under application number 17812259.
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USPTO granted Patent US12600996B2 to Novozymes A/S for carbohydrate binding module variants and hybrid polypeptides. The patent contains 33 claims covering cellobiohydrolase variants, polynucleotides encoding these variants, and related nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells.\n\nCompetitors developing enzyme products for industrial biotechnology applications involving carbohydrate binding should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses. Companies using similar enzyme engineering approaches may need to evaluate potential licensing requirements or design-around strategies to avoid infringement of the granted claims.
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Carbohydrate binding module variants and hybrid polypeptides comprising same
Grant US12600996B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Novozymes A/S
Inventors
Peter Westh, Kim Borch, Trine Soerensen, Michael Windahl, Brett McBrayer
Abstract
The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants and carbohydrate binding module variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
CPC Classifications
C12P 19/14 C12P 5/02 C12P 7/14 C12P 7/16 C12P 7/18 C12P 7/20 C12P 19/02 C12P 2203/00 C12N 9/2437 C12N 15/8257 C12Y 302/01091 C07K 2319/00
Filing Date
2022-07-13
Application No.
17812259
Claims
33
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