ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,541, issued on July 28, was assigned to GDM Argentina S.A. (Chacabuco, Argentina).

"Soybean variety '2968682'" was invented by Marcos Quiroga Guiraldes (Chacabuco, Argentina), Ezequiel Eduardo Pozzo San Martin (Chacabuco, Argentina) and Mariano Lopez (Chacabuco, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "New soybean variety designated '2968682' is a soybean variety exhibiting stability and uniformity."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/240,264.

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