IP Library Granted Patent US 12,480,121
Granted Patent B1
US 12,480,121 · App. 18/891,221 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Composition for regulating production of interfering ribonucleic acid

Inventor: Bradley G. Thompson (Calgary, CA)
Assignee: Wyvern Pharmaceuticals Inc.
C12N15/113C12N15/86C12N2310/141C12N2710/22043C12N2730/10143C12N2750/14143
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Patent No.
US 12,480,121
App. No.
18/891,221
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to one or more compositions or methods that upregulate the production of one or more sequences of micro-interfering ribonucleic acid (miRNA). The sequences of miRNA may be complimentary to a sequence of target messenger RNA (mRNA) that encodes for translation of a target biomolecule, such as CXCR3. The miRNA can cause the target mRNA to be degraded or inactivated, thereby causing a decrease in bioavailability of the target biomolecule because it is degraded or inactivated by the miRNA. Decreasing the bioavailability of the target biomolecule within a subject that is administered the one or more compositions may address the afflictions experienced by the subject due to expression of the target biomolecule.

Claims (2)

1 . A composition that comprises a recombinant plasmid (RP) with an insert sequence of nucleotides that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the RP is encased in a protein coat, a lipid vesicle, or any combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2025
From: THOMPSON, BRADLEY G.
To: WYVERN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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