US Patent And Trademark Office Board of Appeals Reverses All Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT) '099 Graham Patent Rejections

Melbourne, Sep 30, 2010 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT) (PINK:BNIKF) are delighted to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has issued a decision reversing all previous rejections in the US 6,573,099 (the '099 Graham patent) appeal.

Benitec's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Peter French, said "This decision is the best possible outcome for Benitec and CSIRO. All of the rejections were reversed, confirming Benitec and CSIRO's long held belief in this patent and our RNA interference technology."

The Company will make a further announcement to the market once the full implications of this decision have been reviewed.

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Peter French Chief Executive Officer Benitec Limited Mob: +61-412-457-595 Email: pfrench@benitec.com http://www.benitec.com