US Patent Issued to MEDICOVESTOR on May 12 for "Nucleic acids, vectors, and cells that encode anti-Sp17 antibodies and other Sp17 binding proteins" (Delaware Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,097, issued on May 12, was assigned to MEDICOVESTOR INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Nucleic acids, vectors, and cells that encode anti-Sp17 antibodies and other Sp17 binding proteins" was invented by Seah Lim (Wilmington, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes proteins that specifically bind human sperm protein 17 (Sp17) with nanomolar affinity and high specificity. These proteins include a recombinant human anti-Sp17 IgG that is suitable for use as a therapeutic antibody to treat cancers that ectopically express Sp17. Other Sp17-binding proteins are described including antibody fragments, antibody conjugates, and fus...