ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,536, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark).

"Semaglutide in medical therapy" was invented by Maria Kabisch (Koebenhavn S, Denmark) and Thomas Hansen (Broenshoej, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to semaglutide for use in weight management."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2025, under Application No. 19/174,121.

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