Article: Quark Pharmaceuticals Expands International Patent Protection for Compounds Targeting the RTP801 Gene.

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, announced issuance of Japanese Patent Number: 4354633, titled, "Hypoxia regulated genes," on August 7, 2009. Granted to Quark from a Japanese National Phase application of International (PCT) Patent Application No. PCT/US98/17296, the patent corresponds to U.S. Patent No.s 6,455,674, 6,555,667 and 6,740,738 issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (see also Patents).

The granted claims broadly cover various aspects of the RTP801 gene, including inhibitors targeting either the mRNA or peptide products ...

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