ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,476, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to QURETECH BIO AB (Umea, Sweden).

"Ring-fused 2-pyridone compounds, methods for preparation thereof and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease involving gram-positive bacteria" was invented by Fredrik Almqvist (Umea, Sweden) and Pardeep Singh (Umea, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease involving gram-positive bacteria."

The patent was filed on May 7, 2021, under Application No. 17/997,838.

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