ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,910, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Prothena Biosciences Ltd. (Dublin).

"Antibodies recognizing tau" was invented by Robin Barbour (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Svetlana Alexander (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Mark E. Renz (Milbrae, Calif.), Shuning Gai (Mountain View, Calif.), Tarlochan S. Nijjar (Orinda, Calif.), Philip James Dolan III (Foster City, Calif.) and Philip Payne (Turlock, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind tau. The antibodies inhibit or delay tau-associated pathologies and associated symptomatic deterioration."

The patent was filed on March 11, 2024, under Application No...