ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,014, issued on March 11, was assigned to Ligand UK Development Ltd. (Great Abington, Great Britain).

"Azetidine derivatives" was invented by Stephen Roughley (Great Abington, Great Britain), Steven Walls (Great Abington, Great Britain), Terance Hart (Great Abington, Great Britain), Rachel Parsons (Great Abington, Great Britain), Paul Brough (Great Abington, Great Britain), Christopher Graham (Great Abington, Great Britain) and Alba Macias (Great Abington, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase, (F AAH), and which are useful in the treatment of diseases or me...