US Patent Issued to VERSICOLOR TECHNOLOGIES on Nov. 4 for "Photoprotective compositions containing Malassezia -derived compounds and/or chemical analogs thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,577, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to VERSICOLOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Photoprotective compositions containing Malassezia -derived compounds and/or chemical analogs thereof" was invented by Michael Einziger (Malibu, Calif.) and Ann Marie Simpson (Malibu, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for modulating skin pigmentation and treating or preventing UV-induced skin damage, erythema, aging of the skin, sunburn, and hyperpigmentation in a subject. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention generally involve Malassezia-deriv...