CEMB Centre of Excellence in
Molecular Biology University of the Punjab
CEMB researchers presenting CRISPR potato and insect-resistant cotton innovations at the TDF Impact Showcasing exhibition

Intellectual property

Patents.

Laboratory discovery translated into registered and filed intellectual property — spanning molecular diagnostics, transgenic crops, recombinant biologics and antiviral compounds.

Portfolio snapshot

42 patents filed since 2002
Registered in 2 countries · latest filing 2025
11 Granted
31 Filed & under examination

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Showing 1–10 of 42 patents

  1. 2002 01

    Methods for Determination of Protein and DNA Contents for Detection of Bacillus thuringiensis in Plant Products

    Granted
    Patent No. 138279 Pakistan Filed 7 Sep 2002 Valid to 6 Sep 2022
  2. 2002 02

    Development of Basmati Rice Containing Multiple Transgenes

    Granted
    Patent No. 138287 Pakistan Filed 7 Sep 2002 Valid to 6 Sep 2022
  3. 2007 03

    An Improved Codon-Optimized Human Interferon

    Granted
    Patent No. 140574 Pakistan Filed 18 Jul 2007 Valid to 17 Jul 2027
  4. 2007 04

    A Process for Improving Transgenic Cotton Plants

    Commercialized Granted
    Patent No. 140649 Pakistan Filed 18 Jul 2007 Valid to 17 Jul 2027
  5. 2009 05

    Heat-Tolerant Cotton Plant Containing Multiple Transgenes

    Granted
    Patent No. 0186104 United States Filed 21 Jan 2009
  6. 2009 06

    A Process for Modification of Recombinant Human Interferon for Therapeutic Use

    Granted
    Patent No. 140586 Pakistan Filed 24 Jul 2009 Valid to 23 Jul 2029
  7. 2009 07

    A Method of Purification of Recombinant Protein Products

    Granted
    Patent No. 140587 Pakistan Filed 24 Jul 2009 Valid to 23 Jul 2029
  8. 2010 08

    7-Nitro-2-(3-Nitrophenyl)-4H-3,1-Benzoxazin-4-one and Derivatives for Treating or Preventing Antiviral Infections

    Granted
    US Patent No. 8,148,368 B2 United States Filed 7 Aug 2010
  9. 2010 09

    Novel Transgenic Approach to Decrease Cost of Cotton Production in Pakistan

    Granted
    Patent No. 142243 (App. No. 765/2010) Pakistan Filed 1 Sep 2010 Valid to 9 Jan 2030
  10. 2011 10

    3-Amino-2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-4-(3H)-Quinazolinone and Derivatives for Treating or Preventing Antiviral Infections

    Granted
    US Patent No. 8,809,354 B2 United States Filed 31 Dec 2011
  11. 2015 11

    Isolation and Identification of a Pakistani Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Tolerant Gene

    Filed
    Application No. 440/2015 Pakistan Filed 6 Jul 2015
  12. 2015 12

    A Biopesticide for Tribolium castaneum in Stored Grain Products

    Filed
    IPO No. 256/2015 Pakistan Filed 6 May 2015
  13. 2015 13

    A Quick, Easy, Portable and Economic Procedure for Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms

    Filed
    IPO No. 229/2015 Pakistan Filed 22 Apr 2015
  14. 2015 14

    A Process for Formation of a Biopesticide with Deleterious Effects on Stored-Grain Pest Tribolium castaneum

    Filed
    IPO No. 389/2015 Pakistan Filed 19 Jun 2015
  15. 2016 15

    Development of a PCR Multiplex System for the Simultaneous Detection of Conventional STRs, MiniSTRs and Y-STRs

    Filed
    Application No. 172/2016 Pakistan Filed 24 Mar 2016
  16. 2017 16

    Development of CEMB Transgenic Maize Inbred Lines

    Filed
    Application No. 242/2017 Pakistan Filed 2 May 2017
  17. 2018 17

    Novel Plant-Based Biotechnological Approach for Production of an Edible Vaccine Against Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) of Poultry

    Granted
    Patent No. 144422 (App. #328/18) Pakistan Filed 20 Apr 2018
  18. 2018 18

    A Novel Technique to Enhance Sugar Recovery in Pakistani Sugarcane

    Filed
    Application No. 169/2018 Pakistan Filed 19 Mar 2018
  19. 2012 19

    Development of Pakistani Sugarcane Containing siRNA Gene Silencing

    Filed
    IPO No. 26/2012 Pakistan Filed 16 Jan 2012
  20. 2020 20

    Development of Transgenic Sugarcane for Insect Resistance

    Filed
    Application No. 59/2020 Pakistan Filed 27 Jan 2020
  21. 2020 21

    Development of an Effective Plant-Based Biopesticide from Calliandra harrisii for the Control of Tribolium castaneum

    Filed
    IPO No. 592/2020 Pakistan Filed 23 Sep 2020
  22. 2020 22

    Development of a New 21-Plex STR Process for the Simultaneous Detection of Autosomal, Y- and X-Chromosomal Markers

    Filed
    Application No. 725/2020 Pakistan Filed 27 Oct 2020
  23. 2020 23

    Natural Inhibitory Compound from Cassia fistula Plant Against the HCV NS5A Gene of Hepatitis C Virus

    Filed
    Application No. 58/2020 Pakistan Filed 4 Feb 2020
  24. 2020 24

    Natural Inhibitory Compound Evofolin-B from Tectona grandis Plant Against the HCV NS5A Gene of Hepatitis C Virus

    Filed
    Application No. 60/2020 Pakistan Filed 27 Jan 2020
  25. 2020 25

    Development of a Plant-Based Biopesticide Derived from Diospyros malabarica to Control Tribolium castaneum

    Filed
    Application No. 61/2020 Pakistan Filed 27 Jan 2020
  26. 2020 26

    Novel Antibacterial and Pesticidal Potential of Fagopyrum esculentum

    Filed
    IPO No. 62/2020 Pakistan Filed 27 Jan 2020
  27. 2020 27

    Production of Vitamin-E-Primed Fibroblast Carrier Plasma Gel for Treatment of Diabetic Wounds

    Filed
    Application No. 591/2020 Pakistan Filed 14 Sep 2020
  28. 2017 28

    Novel Transgenic Approach to Decrease Cost of Potato Production in Pakistan

    Filed
    IPO No. 157/2017 Pakistan Filed 3 Mar 2017
  29. 2021 29

    Development of Chewing- and Sucking-Insect-Resistant Cotton

    Filed
    IPO No. 54/2021 Pakistan Filed 11 Jan 2021
  30. 2021 30

    Genetically Engineered Algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) Strain Constitutively Expressing Mosquito-Larvicidal cry11Ba Gene and Its Derivatives

    Filed
    IPO No. 359/2021 Pakistan Filed 18 May 2021
  31. 2021 31

    Novel Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor (rhEGF) Gene Expressed in Yeast (Pichia pastoris)

    Filed
    IPO No. 736/2021 Pakistan Filed 30 Sep 2021
  32. 2021 32

    3-Hydroxy-1,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyl)propane-1-one: An Inhibitory Agent of Hepatic Fibrosis

    Filed
    Application No. 760/2021 Pakistan Filed 7 Oct 2021
  33. 2022 33

    CRISPR-Based Genome-Editing Approach to Reduce Vacuolar Invertase in Potatoes During Cold Storage

    Filed
    Application No. 221/2022 Pakistan Filed 30 Mar 2022
  34. 2022 34

    CRISPR-Based Genome-Editing Approach to Combat Insect Pests and Viruses

    Filed
    Application No. 222/2022 Pakistan Filed 30 Mar 2022
  35. 2022 35

    Plant-Based Edible Vaccine Against Avian Influenza H9N2 Virus

    Filed
    Application No. 223/2022 Pakistan Filed 30 Mar 2022
  36. 2024 36

    An Alternative Approach to Enhance the Resilience of Transgenic Cotton for Insect Resistance

    Filed
    Application No. 1/2024 Pakistan Filed 1 Jan 2024
  37. 2024 37

    A Novel Process for the Purification of a Biosimilar (Recombinant Human Interleukin-11) Using Escherichia coli

    Filed
    Application No. 518/2024 Pakistan Filed 25 Jul 2024
  38. 2024 38

    Improvement of Aloe Vera Cosmetic Impact on Human Skin Through Genetic Modification with Human Serum Albumin

    Filed
    Application No. 699/2024 Pakistan Filed 7 Oct 2024
  39. 2024 39

    Development of a PCR Multiplex System for Rapidly Mutating Y-Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Loci

    Filed
    Application No. 319/2024 Pakistan Filed 19 Nov 2024
  40. 2025 40

    Consensus Nucleoprotein-Based Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for Broad Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

    Filed
    Application No. 119/2025 Pakistan Filed 24 Feb 2025
  41. 2025 41

    Consensus Spike-Protein-Based Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for Broad Immunization Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

    Filed
    Application No. 120/2025 Pakistan Filed 24 Feb 2025
  42. 2025 42

    VP2-Protein-Based Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for Broad-Spectrum Immunization Against Local Isolates of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus

    Filed
    Application No. 215/2025 Pakistan Filed 8 Apr 2025