Interference 103,579 Hofvander’s Claim 7 “An antisense construct . . . comprising . . . a promoter [and] . . . a fragment of the potato gene coding for granule- bound starch synthase inserted in the antisense direction, wherein said fragment is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2 and SEQ ID No. 3"; Hofvander’s Claim 10 “A vector comprising a fragment of the potato gene coding for granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS), wherein said fragment is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2 and SEQ ID No. 3, and said fragment is inserted in the antisense direction"; Hofvander’s Claims 21 and 23 “transforming . . . potato with a DNA molecule comprising an isolated promoter from the potato gene coding for granule-bound starch synthase”; and Hofvander’s Claim 50 “a gene construct comprising a fragment of the potato gene which codes for formation of granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS gene) inserted in the antisense direction”. The following phrases appear in the claims of Visser’s involved application (emphasis added): Visser’s Claims 1 and 15 “gene construct containing . . . a full length potato . . . -50-Page: Previous 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007