US Patent Issued to KODIAK SCIENCES on Nov. 11 for "Complement factor D antagonist antibodies and conjugates thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,879, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KODIAK SCIENCES INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.).

"Complement factor D antagonist antibodies and conjugates thereof" was invented by Daniel Victor Perlroth (Palo Alto, Calif.), Wah Yuen To (San Mateo, Calif.), Hong Liang (Hillsborough, Calif.), Rachel Marie DeVay Jacobson (Belmont, Calif.) and Fernando Correa (Hayward, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides antagonizing antibodies that bind to complement factor D (CFD), conjugates thereof, and methods of using same. The anti-CFD antibodies can be used therapeutically alone or in combination with other therapeutics to treat...