Fish Totivirus Patent Granted to Pharmaq AS

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:21:54 +0000
Intellectual Property

The USPTO granted Patent US12606875B2 to Pharmaq AS on April 21, 2026, covering a novel fish Totivirus that causes mortality in fish and methods for detecting the virus. The patent names inventors Stian Nylund, Liv Sandlund, and Arnfinn L. Okland. The filing date was February 4, 2020, under Application No. 17433416, with 22 claims registered.