Patents by Inventor Mourad Assidi

Mourad Assidi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ovarian Markers of Oocyte Competency and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20120283125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the competence of oocytes to fertilization, uterine implantation and development into a living being. The invention describes ovarian markers whose expression is predicative of oocyte competency that are detected and/or measured in follicular fluid, cumulus cells and/or follicular cells of a mammal. Also described are methods for evaluating competence of mammalian oocytes, methods for selecting a mammalian oocyte for assisted reproduction (AR), and screening methods for identifying stimulatory or inhibitory compounds to mammalian oocyte competence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
    Inventors: Marc-André Sirard, Mourad Assidi, Mélanie Hamel, Gilles Hamel, Claude Robert, Hana Kovarova