ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,533, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to HANMI PHARM. Co. LTD. (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

"Protein complex comprising non-peptidyl polymer-coupled fatty acid derivative compound as linker and preparation method therefor" was invented by Su Yeon Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Ji Young Song (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Eun Jung Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jong Min Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jong-Soo Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Dae Jin Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a protein conjugate in which a physiologically active polypeptide is linked to a biocompatible material via a non...