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INEX and Alnylam Announce Allowance of New U.S. Patent Covering Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, March 22nd, 2007
Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: IEX) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed claims in a patent application that covers nucleic acid-lipid compositions, including cationic liposomes, a family of specialized lipid molecules. Cationic liposomes enable the delivery of oligonucleotides, including small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), the molecules that mediate RNAi. The USPTO issued a "Notice of Allowance" for patent application 09/431,594, which is derived from the "Wheeler" patent series and includes a number of patents licensed exclusively to INEX through agreements with the University of British...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2007-03-22)
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