ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,626, issued on June 30, was assigned to Elanco US Inc. (Greenfield, Ind.).
"Anti-IL31 antibodies for veterinary use" was invented by Shyr Jiann Li (Millbrae, Calif.), Lam Nguyen (Union City, Calif.) and Hangjun Zhan (Foster City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are various embodiments relating to anti-IL31 antibodies having enhanced binding to canine IL31 and feline IL31. Such antibodies can be used in methods to treat IL31-induced conditions in companion animals, such as canines and felines. Antibodies with enhanced binding to canine IL31 and feline IL31 are provided. Antibody heavy chains and light chains that are ca...