ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,447, issued on April 29, was assigned to FINCH THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS LLC (Boston).

"Methods and compositions for treating ulcerative colitis" was invented by Thomas Julius Borody (Five Dock, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating ulcerative colitis (UC) in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the compositions described here comprise or are designed based on fecal bacteria associated with FMT-based UC treatment success or failure. Also provided are methods for screening patients for their suitability for a fecal bacteria-based UC treatment. Furt...