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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Larry L. Green, San Francisco, CA (US);
Menashe Bar-eli, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Larry L. Green, San Francisco, CA (US);
Menashe Bar-Eli, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Abgenix, Inc., Freemont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K016/00 ; A61K039/395 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the generation and characterization of anti-MUC18 monoclonal antibodies. The invention further relates to the use of such anti-MUC18 antibodies in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with increased activity of MUC18, in particular, tumors, such as melanomas.