ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,614, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to GENETIC S.P.A. (Castel San Giorgio, Italy).

"Budesonide 21-phosphate salts and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same" was invented by Giuseppe Caliendo (Marigliano, Italy), Giuseppe Cirino (Naples, Italy), Ferdinando Fiorino (Benevento, Italy), Francesco Frecentese (Aversa, Italy), Marcelo Nicolas Muscara (Campinas, Brazil), Elisa Perissutti (Venafro, Italy), Antonio Petti (Battipaglia, Italy), Fiorentina Roviezzo (Bonea, Italy), Vincenzo Santagada (Naples, Italy), Beatrice Severino (Mugnano di Napoli, Italy) and Elisa Magli (Portici, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present i...