US Patent Issued to The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research on June 2 for "Antibody to Epstein Barr virus and uses thereof" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,939, issued on June 2, was assigned to The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (Herston, Australia).

"Antibody to Epstein Barr virus and uses thereof" was invented by Rajiv Khanna (Herston, Australia) and Kristine Hua (Herston, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recombinant, humanized antibody or antibody fragment that is capable of at least partly preventing or inhibiting Epstein Barr Virus gp350 binding to a human cell. The antibody may be useful for passively immunizing humans against Epstein Barr Virus and/or treating or preventing Epstein Barr Virus-associated diseases, disorders or conditions. The ant...