US Patent Issued to Sage Therapeutics on July 7 for "Neuroactive steroids and their methods of use" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,970, issued on July 7, was assigned to Sage Therapeutics LLC (Rockville, Md.).

"Neuroactive steroids and their methods of use" was invented by Francesco G. Salituro (Marlborough, Mass.), Marshall Lee Morningstar (Framingham, Mass.) and Maria Jesus Blanco-Pillado (Arlington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R2a, R2b, R3, R4a, R4b, R5, R6a, R6b, R11a, R11b, R15a, R15b, R16a, R16b, R18, R19, R20a, R20b, X, A, Z, q, u, r, s, t, m, and n are defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Fo...