US Patent Issued to Zoetis Services on Oct. 14 for "Genetically modified cell line for production of Marek's disease virus vaccine and methods of making and using the same" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,556, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Zoetis Services LLC (Parsippany, N.J.).

"Genetically modified cell line for production of Marek's disease virus vaccine and methods of making and using the same" was invented by Keith Allen Ameiss (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Everett Lee Rosey (Schoolcraft, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to an avian cell line capable of supporting viral growth of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV), including Herpes Virus of Turkeys (HVT), methods of producing such cell lines, and therapeutic uses of the cell lines and resulting vaccines."

The patent was filed on June 14, 2021, under Ap...