Patents Represented by Attorney J. A. Garcia-Rivas

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  • Polynucleotide encoding estrogen receptor
    Patent number: 6562592
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel estrogen receptor and to the polynucleotide sequences encoding this receptor. This invention also relates to methods for identifying ligands which bind to this receptor, to the ligands so identified, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such ligands. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating or preventing estrogen receptor mediated diseases or conditions, such as abnormal bone resorption, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, or central nervous system disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Hilary Wilkinson
  • Furanyl, tetracyclic triterpene derivatives with immunosuppressant activity
    Patent number: 6083980
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula I ##STR1## are useful as immunosuppressive agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Baker, Jianming Bao, Frank Kayser, Shouwu Miao, William H. Parsons, Kathleen M. Rupprecht