US Patent Issued to Genentech, Novartis on Dec. 9 for "Anti-IgE antibody therapy for multiple food allergies" (California, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,265, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Genentech Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.) and Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Anti-IgE antibody therapy for multiple food allergies" was invented by Ryan Patrick Owen (Millbrae, Calif.), Ahmar Iqbal (San Bruno, Calif.) and Robert A. Wood (Lutherville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides methods and kits for treating or preventing an allergic reaction to a food allergen consumed by a human subject with one or more food allergies. In particular, the present disclosure provides prophylactic therapies comprising administration of an anti-IgE antibody at a specific...