ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

EquiSeq announced today that a group of twenty countries in Europe have issued a patent on EquiSeq’s DNA test for three genetic variants that predispose to muscle disease. The tests are part of EquiSeq’s current DNA panel. Test results allow horse owners to better manage affected horses, and can be used to improve a breeding program to reduce the incidence of muscle disease.

The following European countries have issued the patent: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Latvia, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia and United Kingdom.

The patent for EquiSeq’s DNA test has now been issued in 23 countries. The same patent remains pending before patent examiners in Australia and the United States. A second patent is pending in all the same countries.

Generatio GmbH performs EquiSeq’s DNA tests for the European Union and United Kingdom, while EquiSeq performs genetic testing for horse owners in the United States and the rest of the world outside of the EU and UK.