ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,698, issued on April 14, was assigned to VIDYA THERAPEUTICS INC. (Encinitas, Calif.).

"Kinase inhibitors" was invented by Craig A. Coburn (San Diego), Daniel J. Buzard (San Diego) and Dange Vijay Kumar (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein, are protein kinase inhibitors, in particular Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for preparing them and uses of the inhibitors to treat or prevent diseases, disorders and conditions associated with kinase function. In particular, the present invention relates to CNS penetrable BTK inhibitors."

The patent was filed o...