MUMBAI, India, May 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517034943 A) filed by Merck Sharp And Dohme Llc, Rahway, U.S.A., on April 9, for 'phthalazine derivatives useful as inhibitors of nod like receptor protein 3.'

Inventor(s) include Hayes Donna A. A. W.; Karnachi Prabha; Kieffer Madeleine Eileen; Mcclymont Kyle S.; Merchant Rohan Rajiv; Metwally Essam; Nair Anilkumar G.; Qi Ning; Sanzone Jillian Rose; Sciammetta Nunzio; Southgate Emma H.; Tan Zheng; and Taoka Brandon M.

The application for the patent was published on May 2, under issue no. 18/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable ...