ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,509, issued on March 18, was assigned to Sage Therapeutics Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Neuroactive steroids and their methods of use" was invented by Maria Jesus Blanco-Pillado (Arlington, Mass.), Francesco G. Salituro (Marlborough, Mass.) and Marshall Lee Morningstar (Framingham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R19, R5, R3a, R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R4a, R4b, R6a, R6b, R7a, R7b, R11a, R11b, R12a, R12b, R18, RD, and q are defined herein. L is selected from the group consisting of: wherein A indicates the point of attachment at C17 and w...