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Unicycive Therapeutics Granted New U.S. Patent for UNI-494 to Treat Chronic Kidney Disease
Ensures Intellectual Property Protection Until 2040LOS ALTOS, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNCY), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for patients with kidney disease (the “Company” or “Unicycive”), today announced the issuance of U.S. Patent 12,377,082 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for UNI-494 to treat Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This patent follows the issuance of an earlier method of use patent for the trea
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