ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,488, issued on March 3, was assigned to COCRYSTAL PHARMA INC. (Bothell, Wash.).

"Inhibitors of influenza virus replication" was invented by Irina C. Jacobson (Sammamish, Wash.), Sam Sk Lee (Edmonds, Wash.) and Michael D. Feese (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient a safe and effective amount of a compound represented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable...