US Patent Issued to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Aug. 5 for "N-substituted oseltamivir derivatives with antimicrobial activity" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,208, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong).

"N-substituted oseltamivir derivatives with antimicrobial activity" was invented by Cong Ma (Hong Kong), Xiao Yang (Hong Kong), Jiqing Ye (Hong Kong), Paul Kay-Sheung Chan (Hong Kong) and Wan Yi Chan (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are oseltamivir analogs useful for the treatment and prevention of viral infections, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods preparation and use thereof."

The patent was filed on June 23, 2020, under Application No. 17/596...