US Patent Issued to The University of Melbourne, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Itek Ventures PTY Ltd (University of South Australia) on June 17 for "Gene and mutations thereof associated with seizure and movement disorders" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,358, issued on June 17, was assigned to The University of Melbourne (Victoria, Australia), Central Adelaide Local Health Network Inc. (Adelaide, Australia) and Itek Ventures PTY Ltd (University of South Australia) (Salisbury South, Australia).

"Gene and mutations thereof associated with seizure and movement disorders" was invented by Sarah Elizabeth Heron (Highbury, Australia), Leanne Michelle Dibbens (College Park, Australia), Samuel Frank Berkovic (Melbourne, Australia), Ingrid Eileen Scheffer (Melbourne, Australia) and John Charles Mulley (Firle, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention related to the proline...