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US 12,690,541 · App. 18/240,264 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Soybean variety ‘2968682’

Inventors: Marcos Quiroga Guiraldes (Chacabuco, AR); Ezequiel Eduardo Pozzo San Martin (Chacabuco, AR); Mariano López (Chacabuco, AR)
Assignee: GDM Argentina S.A.
A01H6/542A01H5/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,690,541
App. No.
18/240,264
Filed
Aug 30, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1663
USPC
800/312
Abstract

New soybean variety designated ‘2968682’ is a soybean variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Claims (17)

1 . A soybean seed designated as ‘2968682’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-127974.

2 . A soybean plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .

3 . A plant part from the plant of claim 2 .

4 . The plant part of claim 3 , wherein said part is a pollen grain, ovule, protoplast, cell, embryo, cotyledon, hypocotyl, meristem, root, pistil, anther, flower, stem, pod, leaf, petiole, callus, rootstock, scion, cutting, stem, ovary, pericarp, embryo sac, microspore, or a portion thereof.

5 . The plant part of claim 4 , wherein said part is a pod.

6 . A soybean plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the soybean plant of claim 2 .

7 . A plant part from the plant of claim 6 .

8 . The plant part of claim 7 , wherein said part is a pollen grain, ovule, protoplast, cell, embryo, cotyledon, hypocotyl, meristem, root, pistil, anther, flower, stem, pod, leaf, petiole, callus, rootstock, scion, cutting, stem, ovary, pericarp, embryo sac, microspore, or a portion thereof.

9 . The plant part of claim 8 , wherein said part is a pod.

10 . An F 1 hybrid soybean plant having ‘2968682’ as a parent wherein ‘2968682’ is grown from the seed of claim 1 .

11 . A pollen grain or an ovule of the plant of claim 2 .

12 . A tissue culture of the plant of claim 2 .

13 . A soybean plant regenerated from the tissue culture of claim 12 , wherein the plant has all of the morphological and physiological characteristics of a soybean plant produced by growing seed designated as ‘2968682’ having ATCC Accession Number PTA-127974.

14 . A method of making soybean seeds, said method comprising crossing the plant of claim 2 with another soybean plant and harvesting seed therefrom.

15 . A method of producing a commodity plant product, said method comprising obtaining the plant of claim 2 or a part thereof and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the commodity plant product is protein concentrate, protein isolate, hulls, meal, flour, or oil.

17 . A method of making a soybean variety designated as ‘2968682’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘2968682’ plant with another ‘2968682’ plant, a sample of ‘2968682’ soybean seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-127974.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: GUIRALDES, MARCOS QUIROGA; POZZO SAN MARTIN, EZEQUIEL EDUARDO; LÓPEZ, MARIANO
To: GDM ARGENTINA S.A.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63403256 · Sep 1, 2022
Related Publication 20240074396A1 · Mar 7, 2024
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