ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,107, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Soybean variety 01098256" was invented by Mehul Bhakta (Chesterfield, Mo.), Carrin Carlson (Wildwood, Mo.) and Roger L. Lussenden (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01098256. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01098256. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01098256 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the so...