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Reel/Frame:	031098/0188			Pages:	17
		Recorded:	08/28/2013
Conveyance:	CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031085 FRAME 0871. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE ASSIGNOR'S CORRECT NAME SHOULD BE ARBORGEN INC. INSTEAD OF ABORGEN INC.

Total properties: 88

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Title:	TFDA GENE SELECTABLE MARKERS IN PLANTS AND THE USE THEREOF

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Title:	PROCESS FOR SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS OF SWEETGUM

Patent #:	5850020	Issue Dt:	12/15/1998	Application #:	08713000	Filing Dt:	09/11/1996
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	5919009	Issue Dt:	07/06/1999	Application #:	08935432	Filing Dt:	09/23/1997
Title:	BORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Patent #:	5952486	Issue Dt:	09/14/1999	Application #:	08975316	Filing Dt:	11/21/1997
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	6252135	Issue Dt:	06/26/2001	Application #:	08991677	Filing Dt:	12/16/1997
Title:	PRODUCTION OF SYRINGYL LIGNIN IN GYMNOSPERMS

Patent #:	6060314	Issue Dt:	05/09/2000	Application #:	09126896	Filing Dt:	07/31/1998
Title:	UTILITY-HIGH CARBON DIOXIDE AND LIGHT QUALITU AND QUANTITY IN WOODY PLANT PROPOGATION

Patent #:	6200809	Issue Dt:	03/13/2001	Application #:	09135264	Filing Dt:	08/17/1998
Title:	MATURATION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS

Patent #:	6019551	Issue Dt:	02/01/2000	Application #:	09159050	Filing Dt:	09/23/1998
Title:	EXTRACTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Patent #:	6653528	Issue Dt:	11/25/2003	Application #:	09169789	Filing Dt:	10/09/1998
Title:	PINUS RADIATA NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING O-METHYL TRANSFERASE AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT THEREWITH

Patent #:	6204434	Issue Dt:	03/20/2001	Application #:	09211710	Filing Dt:	12/14/1998
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	6359198	Issue Dt:	03/19/2002	Application #:	09228986	Filing Dt:	01/12/1999
Title:	COMPOSITIONS ISOLATED FROM PLANT CELLS AND THEIR USE IN THE MODIFICATI

Patent #:	6733965	Issue Dt:	05/11/2004	Application #:	09232785	Filing Dt:	01/19/1999
Publication #:	US20030049612	Pub Dt:	03/13/2003
Title:	MICROSATELITE DNA MARKERS AND USES THEREOF

Patent #:	6380459	Issue Dt:	04/30/2002	Application #:	09276599	Filing Dt:	03/25/1999
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	6518485	Issue Dt:	02/11/2003	Application #:	09318136	Filing Dt:	05/25/1999
Title:	PARTICLE-MEDIATED CONIFER TRANSFORMATION

Patent #:	6946295	Issue Dt:	09/20/2005	Application #:	09330593	Filing Dt:	06/11/1999
Publication #:	US20030157668	Pub Dt:	08/21/2003
Title:	PROCESS FOR EX VITRO SOWING AND GERMINATION OF PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOS

Patent #:	6444467	Issue Dt:	09/03/2002	Application #:	09330594	Filing Dt:	06/11/1999
Title:	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION AND SUBSEQUENT EX VITRO SOWING AND PROPAGATION OF PRE-GERMINATED PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOS

Patent #:	6444877	Issue Dt:	09/03/2002	Application #:	09433579	Filing Dt:	11/04/1999
Title:	LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA AGAMOUS (LSAG) GENE

Patent #:	6689609	Issue Dt:	02/10/2004	Application #:	09550110	Filing Dt:	04/14/2000
Title:	ENHANCING GERMINATION OF PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOS BY PRIMING

Patent #:	6596925	Issue Dt:	07/22/2003	Application #:	09598401	Filing Dt:	06/20/2000
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	6410718	Issue Dt:	06/25/2002	Application #:	09615192	Filing Dt:	07/12/2000
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	6833446	Issue Dt:	12/21/2004	Application #:	09640211	Filing Dt:	08/16/2000
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE TRANSCRIPTION

Patent #:	6543708	Issue Dt:	04/08/2003	Application #:	09781335	Filing Dt:	02/12/2001
Title:	GAS-CONTROLLED SPRAY GUN AND METERING APPARATUS

Patent #:	6858776	Issue Dt:	02/22/2005	Application #:	09936869	Filing Dt:	03/29/2002
Title:	PLANTS HAVING MODIFIED REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY

Patent #:	7157620	Issue Dt:	01/02/2007	Application #:	09973088	Filing Dt:	10/10/2001
Publication #:	US20020100083	Pub Dt:	07/25/2002
Title:	ENHANCED TRANSFORMATION AND REGENERATION OF TRANSFORMED EMBRYOGENIC PINE TISSUE

Patent #:	6964870	Issue Dt:	11/15/2005	Application #:	09973089	Filing Dt:	10/10/2001
Publication #:	US20020083495	Pub Dt:	06/27/2002
Title:	ENHANCED SELECTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PINE EMBRYOGENIC TISSUE

Patent #:	6768041	Issue Dt:	07/27/2004	Application #:	10101464	Filing Dt:	03/18/2002
Publication #:	US20030046728	Pub Dt:	03/06/2003
Title:	COMPOSITIONS ISOLATED FROM PLANT CELLS AND THEIR USE IN THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT CELL SIGNALING

Patent #:	7211711	Issue Dt:	05/01/2007	Application #:	10137036	Filing Dt:	04/30/2002
Publication #:	US20030101478	Pub Dt:	05/29/2003
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	7087426	Issue Dt:	08/08/2006	Application #:	10174693	Filing Dt:	06/18/2002
Publication #:	US20030131373	Pub Dt:	07/10/2003
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	7317136	Issue Dt:	01/08/2008	Application #:	10198232	Filing Dt:	07/17/2002
Title:	METHODS FOR MODIFYING PLANT CELL WALLS AND MODIFIED PLANTS PRODUCED THEREBY

Patent #:	7411059	Issue Dt:	08/12/2008	Application #:	10681878	Filing Dt:	10/09/2003
Publication #:	US20050076403	Pub Dt:	04/07/2005
Title:	PRODUCTION OF SYRINGYL LIGNIN IN GYMNOSPERMS

Patent #:	7932374	Issue Dt:	04/26/2011	Application #:	10702319	Filing Dt:	11/06/2003
Publication #:	US20050026162	Pub Dt:	02/03/2005
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	7365186	Issue Dt:	04/29/2008	Application #:	10703091	Filing Dt:	11/07/2003
Publication #:	US20040146904	Pub Dt:	07/29/2004
Title:	VASCULAR-PREFERRED PROMOTER SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF

Patent #:	7442786	Issue Dt:	10/28/2008	Application #:	10717897	Filing Dt:	11/21/2003
Publication #:	US20040163146	Pub Dt:	08/19/2004
Title:	VASCULAR-PREFERRED PROMOTERS

Patent #:	7795029	Issue Dt:	09/14/2010	Application #:	10726574	Filing Dt:	12/04/2003
Publication #:	US20050124065	Pub Dt:	06/09/2005
Title:	METHOD OF EX VITRO SOWING, GERMINATION, GROWTH AND CONVERSION OF PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOS OR GERMINANTS.

Patent #:	7906334	Issue Dt:	03/15/2011	Application #:	10764978	Filing Dt:	01/23/2004
Publication #:	US20040203150	Pub Dt:	10/14/2004
Title:	METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONIFERS BY SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS USING LACTOSE AS A CARBON SOURCE

Patent #:	7263936	Issue Dt:	09/04/2007	Application #:	10860129	Filing Dt:	06/04/2004
Publication #:	US20050016426	Pub Dt:	01/27/2005
Title:	DEVICE FOR ASSISTING TRANSPLANTING OF SEEDLINGS, MACHINE INCORPORATING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD USING THE DEVICE

Patent #:	7960614	Issue Dt:	06/14/2011	Application #:	10861909	Filing Dt:	06/07/2004
Publication #:	US20060130185	Pub Dt:	06/15/2006
Title:	PLANT TRANSFORMATION AND SELECTION

Patent #:	7671188	Issue Dt:	03/02/2010	Application #:	10861910	Filing Dt:	06/07/2004
Publication #:	US20070261137	Pub Dt:	11/08/2007
Title:	CELLULOSE SYNTHASE FROM PINE AND METHODS OF USE

Patent #:	7507875	Issue Dt:	03/24/2009	Application #:	10863905	Filing Dt:	06/07/2004
Publication #:	US20070039070	Pub Dt:	02/15/2007
Title:	TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

Patent #:	7371927	Issue Dt:	05/13/2008	Application #:	10899942	Filing Dt:	07/27/2004
Publication #:	US20050044591	Pub Dt:	02/24/2005
Title:	METHODS FOR MODULATING PLANT GROWTH AND BIOMASS

Patent #:	7518034	Issue Dt:	04/14/2009	Application #:	10927641	Filing Dt:	08/27/2004
Publication #:	US20050244968	Pub Dt:	11/03/2005
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	7453025	Issue Dt:	11/18/2008	Application #:	10946622	Filing Dt:	09/22/2004
Publication #:	US20060085867	Pub Dt:	04/20/2006
Title:	REPRODUCTIVE ABLATION CONSTRUCTS

Patent #:	7799906	Issue Dt:	09/21/2010	Application #:	10946644	Filing Dt:	09/22/2004
Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING LIGNIN OF A PLANT

Patent #:	7402428	Issue Dt:	07/22/2008	Application #:	10946650	Filing Dt:	09/22/2004
Publication #:	US20060101535	Pub Dt:	05/11/2006
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	7598084	Issue Dt:	10/06/2009	Application #:	11024959	Filing Dt:	12/30/2004
Publication #:	US20060010516	Pub Dt:	01/12/2006
Title:	MODIFICATIONS OF PLANT TRAITS USING CYCLIN A

Patent #:	7456338	Issue Dt:	11/25/2008	Application #:	11229856	Filing Dt:	09/20/2005
Publication #:	US20060130183	Pub Dt:	06/15/2006
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	7923249	Issue Dt:	04/12/2011	Application #:	11372172	Filing Dt:	03/10/2006
Publication #:	US20070016972	Pub Dt:	01/18/2007
Title:	AERATED LIQUID PRIMING OF CONIFER SOMATIC GERMINANTS

Patent #:	7910326	Issue Dt:	03/22/2011	Application #:	11397533	Filing Dt:	04/03/2006
Publication #:	US20060183895	Pub Dt:	08/17/2006
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	7665243	Issue Dt:	02/23/2010	Application #:	11413105	Filing Dt:	04/28/2006
Publication #:	US20060260015	Pub Dt:	11/16/2006
Title:	SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND EMBRYO HARVESTING AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING PLANT EMBRYOS FOR PLANT PRODUCTION

Patent #:	7723110	Issue Dt:	05/25/2010	Application #:	11454157	Filing Dt:	06/16/2006
Publication #:	US20070039071	Pub Dt:	02/15/2007
Title:	PLANT CELL SIGNALING GENES

Patent #:	7951594	Issue Dt:	05/31/2011	Application #:	11528560	Filing Dt:	09/28/2006
Publication #:	US20070101462	Pub Dt:	05/03/2007
Title:	METHOD OF CULTURING CONIFER SOMATIC EMBRYOS USING S(+)-ABSCISIC ACID

Patent #:	PP19793	Issue Dt:	03/03/2009	Application #:	11635199	Filing Dt:	12/07/2006
Publication #:	US20080141406	Pub Dt:	06/12/2008
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED 'CF Q7766'

Patent #:	PP19447	Issue Dt:	11/11/2008	Application #:	11635703	Filing Dt:	12/07/2006
Publication #:	US20080141407	Pub Dt:	06/12/2008
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED 'CF L3791'

Patent #:	7404364	Issue Dt:	07/29/2008	Application #:	11839208	Filing Dt:	08/15/2007
Publication #:	US20070272133	Pub Dt:	11/29/2007
Title:	DEVICE FOR ASSISTING TRANSPLANTING OF SEEDLINGS, MACHINE INCORPORATING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD USING THE DEVICE

Patent #:	8030545	Issue Dt:	10/04/2011	Application #:	12068716	Filing Dt:	02/11/2008
Publication #:	US20090119796	Pub Dt:	05/07/2009
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	7999149	Issue Dt:	08/16/2011	Application #:	12081845	Filing Dt:	04/22/2008
Publication #:	US20080320612	Pub Dt:	12/25/2008
Title:	VASCULAR-PREFERRED PROMOTER SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOF

Patent #:	8017833	Issue Dt:	09/13/2011	Application #:	12096516	Filing Dt:	10/14/2008
Publication #:	US20090038033	Pub Dt:	02/05/2009
Title:	WOOD AND CELL WALL GENE MICROARRAY

Patent #:	7851679	Issue Dt:	12/14/2010	Application #:	12180180	Filing Dt:	07/25/2008
Publication #:	US20090075326	Pub Dt:	03/19/2009
Title:	REPRODUCTIVE ABLATION CONSTRUCTS

Patent #:	7807880	Issue Dt:	10/05/2010	Application #:	12185623	Filing Dt:	08/04/2008
Publication #:	US20090077686	Pub Dt:	03/19/2009
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	8110723	Issue Dt:	02/07/2012	Application #:	12187745	Filing Dt:	08/07/2008
Publication #:	US20090229008	Pub Dt:	09/10/2009
Title:	TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

Patent #:	8389806	Issue Dt:	03/05/2013	Application #:	12205329	Filing Dt:	09/05/2008
Publication #:	US20090031452	Pub Dt:	01/29/2009
Title:	VASCULAR-PREFERRED PROMOTERS

Patent #:	7754869	Issue Dt:	07/13/2010	Application #:	12219227	Filing Dt:	07/17/2008
Publication #:	US20090106862	Pub Dt:	04/23/2009
Title:	PRODUCTION OF SYRINGYL LIGNIN IN GYMNOSPERMS

Patent #:	8030472	Issue Dt:	10/04/2011	Application #:	12422730	Filing Dt:	04/13/2009
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Title:	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF GENE EXPRESSION

Patent #:	8313946	Issue Dt:	11/20/2012	Application #:	12440280	Filing Dt:	08/11/2010
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Title:	LIQUID-BASED METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANT EMBRYOS

Patent #:	PP22079	Issue Dt:	08/16/2011	Application #:	12456829	Filing Dt:	06/23/2009
Publication #:	US20100325764	Pub Dt:	12/23/2010
Title:	SLASH PINE TREE NAMED 'CF PS1-3352'

Patent #:	PP21973	Issue Dt:	06/14/2011	Application #:	12456839	Filing Dt:	06/23/2009
Publication #:	US20100325765	Pub Dt:	12/23/2010
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED CF LP1-7696

Patent #:	8216841	Issue Dt:	07/10/2012	Application #:	12511548	Filing Dt:	07/29/2009
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Title:	SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND EMBRYO HARVESTING AND METHOD FOR PREPARING PLANT EMBRYOS FOR PLANT PRODUCTION

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Publication #:	US20100058493	Pub Dt:	03/04/2010
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED '01NQ0026'

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Publication #:	US20100058491	Pub Dt:	03/04/2010
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Publication #:	US20100088779	Pub Dt:	04/08/2010
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED '01PM0212'

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Title:	ENHANCEMENT OF STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS WITH POLYNUCLEOTIDES THAT ENCODE C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) POLYPEPTIDES

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Title:	APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING PLANT TISSUE FOR PLANT PRODUCTION

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Title:	POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING CELLULOSE SYNTHASE FROM PINUS RADIATA AND METHODS OF USE FOR REGULATING POLYSACCHARIDES OF A PLANT

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Publication #:	US20100287672	Pub Dt:	11/11/2010
Title:	PLANT CELL SIGNALING GENES

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Publication #:	US20110185453	Pub Dt:	07/28/2011
Title:	PRODUCTION OF SYRINGYL LIGNIN IN GYMNOSPERMS

Patent #:	7901922	Issue Dt:	03/08/2011	Application #:	12847165	Filing Dt:	07/30/2010
Publication #:	US20100297771	Pub Dt:	11/25/2010
Title:	A NUTRIENT MEDIUM USED FOR EX VITRO SOWING, GERMINATION, GROWTH AND CONVERSION OF PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOS OR GERMINANTS.

Patent #:	NONE	Issue Dt:		Application #:	12898491	Filing Dt:	10/05/2010
Publication #:	US20110099666	Pub Dt:	04/28/2011
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	8034998	Issue Dt:	10/11/2011	Application #:	12962190	Filing Dt:	12/07/2010
Publication #:	US20110107456	Pub Dt:	05/05/2011
Title:	REPRODUCTIVE ABLATION CONSTRUCTS

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Publication #:	US20120266339	Pub Dt:	10/18/2012
Title:	Freeze tolerant hybrid Eucalyptus Tree named 'FTE 427'

Patent #:	NONE	Issue Dt:		Application #:	13085146	Filing Dt:	04/12/2011
Publication #:	US20120266326	Pub Dt:	10/18/2012
Title:	FREEZE TOLERANT EUCALYPTUS

Patent #:	8124412	Issue Dt:	02/28/2012	Application #:	13086676	Filing Dt:	04/14/2011
Publication #:	US20110229967	Pub Dt:	09/22/2011
Title:	METHOD OF CULTURING CONIFER SOMATIC EMBRYOS USING S(+)-ABSCISIC ACID

Patent #:	8455630	Issue Dt:	06/04/2013	Application #:	13231427	Filing Dt:	09/13/2011
Publication #:	US20120284870	Pub Dt:	11/08/2012
Title:	WOOD AND CELL WALL GENE MICROARRAY

Patent #:	8476493	Issue Dt:	07/02/2013	Application #:	13242193	Filing Dt:	09/23/2011
Publication #:	US20130091603	Pub Dt:	04/11/2013
Title:	REPRODUCTIVE ABLATION CONSTRUCTS

Patent #:	8809629	Issue Dt:	08/19/2014	Application #:	13244018	Filing Dt:	09/23/2011
Publication #:	US20130213592	Pub Dt:	08/22/2013
Title:	MODIFICATION OF PLANT LIGNIN CONTENT

Patent #:	NONE	Issue Dt:		Application #:	13258826	Filing Dt:	11/14/2011
Publication #:	US20120137390	Pub Dt:	05/31/2012
Title:	MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR REGENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF TREES

Patent #:	8962947	Issue Dt:	02/24/2015	Application #:	13366902	Filing Dt:	02/06/2012
Publication #:	US20120137385	Pub Dt:	05/31/2012
Title:	TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

Patent #:	9301491	Issue Dt:	04/05/2016	Application #:	13800338	Filing Dt:	03/13/2013
Publication #:	US20140283160	Pub Dt:	09/18/2014
Title:	LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED '01PM0038'

Assignor

ARBORGEN INC.

Exec Dt:

08/22/2013

Assignee

NBSC, A DIVISION ON SYNOVUS BANK

158 MEETING STREET

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401

Correspondence name and address
	MARK D. JENKINS
	P.O. BOX 7037
	ATLANTA, GA 30357

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