Intellectual property rights are an important component of Divergence's business. Our growing patent portfolio around product candidates and underlying technologies is a valued asset. Divergence has 19 issued patents and multiple patents pending in the United States and internationally. Additional patent applications by our corporate partners include Divergence inventors and are exclusively licensed to Divergence in selected fields. Divergence has further licenses, both exclusive and non-exclusive, to other enabling technologies. Inquiries about licensing and collaboration opportunities should be directed to Divergence CEO Derek Rapp at info@divergence.com.

Links to selected Divergence U.S. issued patents:

Patent Title	U.S. Patent #	Date Issued
Nematode MDH-Like Sequences	6,743,612	06/01/2004
Nematode PGM-Like Sequences	6,818,433	11/16/2004
Nematode Fatty Acid Desaturase-Like Sequences	6,875,595	04/05/2005
Nematicidal Compositions and Methods	6,887,900	05/03/2005
Nematicidal Compositions and Methods	6,903,052	06/07/2005
Nematode ATP Synthase Subunit E-Like Sequences	6,903,190	06/07/2005
Nematode PAN and ZP Receptor-Like Sequences	6,936,693	08/30/2005
Nematode PAN and ZP Receptor-Like Sequences	7,250,500	07/31/2007
Nematode PAN and ZP Receptor-Like Sequences	7,265,204	09/04/2007
Nematode PAN and ZP Receptor-Like Sequences	7,339,044	03/04/2008
Nucleic acids encoding anthelmintic agents and plants made therefrom	7,365,240	04/29/2008
Nucleic acids encoding anthelmintic agents and plants made therefrom	7,368,629	05/06/2008
Nematode Phosphoethanolamine N-Methyltransferase-Like Sequences	7,442,533	10/28/2008
Nematode MDH-like sequences	7,479,384	01/20/2009
Nematode fatty acid desaturase-like sequences	7,479,382	01/20/2009
Methods for identifying compounds that bind to nematode ATP synthase subunit E polypeptide	7,655,418	02/02/2010
Nematode ATP synthase subunit E polypeptide	7,659,369	02/09/2010
Nematode fatty acid desaturase-like sequences	7,666,642	02/23/2010