ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,311, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Xencor Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.).

"CTLA4-Ig immunoadhesins" was invented by Gregory A. Lazar (Pacifica, Calif.) and Matthew J. Bernett (Monrovia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to CTLA4-Ig immunoadhesins that target CD80 and CD86, and their use, particularly for therapeutic purposes."

The patent was filed on May 4, 2022, under Application No. 17/736,917.

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