Patents by Inventor Simon Litvak

Simon Litvak 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).

  • Publication number: 20110015255
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a simple RNA strand, which includes, from extremity 3? to extremity 5?, (i) a sequence of complementary nucleic acid to the non-coding region 5? (5?UTR) of the genomic RNA (strand (+)) of the hepatitis C virus (VHC) or another RNA virus replicating thanks to an RNA dependent RNA polymerase, the nucleic acid sequence of which allows the replication of said simple RNA strand molecule by the replication complex of said virus, (ii) the complementary nucleic acid sequence of a corresponding nucleic acid sequence from the site of internal entry of the ribosome (1RES), and (iii) the complementary nucleic acid sequence of a suicide gene or a coding gene for a protein interfering with the replication of the VHC virus or another RNA virus replicating thanks to an RNA dependent RNA polymerase; an ADN molecule allowing the transcription of said simple RNA strand molecule; a vector of nucleic acids including said molecules of nucleic acids; and a pharmaceutical compound including said molecu
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicants: UNIVERSITÉ VICTOR SEGALEN - BORDEAUX 2, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE -CNRS-
    Inventors: Michel Ventura, Thérèse Astier-gin, Simon Litvak, Estelle Dumas