EPO Patent Bulletin - Biotech (C12N)

Roche Oligonucleotides for Paternal UBE3A Expression

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3798307A1 for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG covering oligonucleotides designed to induce paternal UBE3A expression. The invention relates to nucleic acid therapeutics targeting UBE3A gene expression, with applications in treating genetic disorders. The patent application was filed under IPC classification C12N 15/113 and designates all 39 contracting states across the European Patent Convention.