Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm J. David Smith
  • Methods for treating viral infections using a compound capable of inhibiting microtubules
    Patent number: 6326402
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for inhibiting viral replication and treating viral infections by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound capable of binding a microtubule such as a diiodo thyronine analogue having no significant hormonal activity. The present invention also features novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Octamer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Kun, Jerome Mendeleyev
  • Protein having an anti-tumoral effect
    Patent number: 6171818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protein having an anti-tumoral effect, a DNA encoding such a protein, and a process for the preparation of such a protein as well as its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Bioxen Ltd
    Inventor: Christian Petzelt
  • Adeno-associated virus vector for boosting immunogenicity of freshly isolated tumor cells
    Patent number: 6171597
    Abstract: The present invention provides an AAV vector having a foreign DNA coding for a protein that boosts immunogenicity of cells. The invention also provides a vaccine containing such a vector and the use of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Medigene AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Maass, Michael Hallek, Christoph Bogedain