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Two of the scientists who filed for a patent for a genetically engineered, artificial swine flu virus, work for WHO and St Jude's Children Research Hospital.

New Zealanders Robert Webster and Richard Webby are listed as patent holders for the US Patent Application 20090010962 - Genetically Engineered Swine Influenza Virus and Uses Thereof

http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20090010962/claims.html

Robert Webster holds the Rose Marie Thomas Chair in Virology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is also director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on the Ecology of Influenza Viruses in Lower Animals and Birds, the world's only laboratory designed to study influenza at the animal-human interface, according to Wikipedia.

Richard Webby is an Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty and a Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds, according to an entry on St Jude's website.

The claims of the US Patent Application 20090010962 - Genetically Engineered Swine Influenza Virus and Uses Thereof

are


1. An attenuated swine influenza virus
comprising a mutation in a swine influenza NS1 gene that diminishes the ability of the NS1 gene product to antagonize the cellular interferon response, and permits the attenuated virus, at a multiplicity of infection of 0.001, to grow to titers between approximately 3 fold to approximately 7 fold lower than wild-type swine influenza in pig cells, as determined approximately 5 days post-infection when propagated under the same conditions.

2. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1, wherein the attenuated virus is genetically engineered.

3. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1, wherein the attenuated virus is a mutagenized virus or reassortant.

4. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 2, wherein the attenuated virus is a chimeric virus that expresses a heterologous sequence.

5. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 2, wherein the attenuated virus is a chimeric virus that expresses a tumor antigen.

6. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 2, wherein the attenuated virus is a chimeric virus that expresses an epitope of a foreign pathogen.

7. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1, wherein pig cells are PK(D1) cells, PK(15) cells, PK13 cells, NSK cells, LLC-PK1 cells, LLC-PK1A cells, ESK-4 cells, ST cells, PT-K75 cells, PK-2a/CL 13 cells or SJPL cells.

8. (canceled)

9. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 2, wherein the mutation is a deletion at the carboxy terminus of the NS1 gene.

10. (canceled)

11. An attenuated swine influenza virus comprising a modified NS1 gene, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is TX/98/del 126, TX/98/del 99 or TX/98/del 73.

12. An attenuated swine influenza virus having an altered interferon antagonist phenotype, wherein said virus comprises a mutation in the NS1 gene resulting in a deletion of between the 105 carboxy terminal amino acid residues and the 160 carboxy terminal amino acid residues of NS1.

13. The attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 12, wherein the virus is attenuated by a mutation in the NS1 gene resulting in a deletion of all of the amino acid residues of NS1 except amino acid residues 1-95, amino acid residues 1-90, amino acid residues 1-85, amino acid residues 1-80, amino acid residues 1-75, amino acid residues 1-73, amino acid residues 1-70, amino acid residues 1-65, or amino acid residues 1-60, and wherein the amino terminal amino acid is number 1 and the mutation in the NS1 gene confers an altered interferon antagonist phenotype.

14. (canceled)

15. A immunogenic formulation comprising the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1, and a physiologically acceptable excipient.

16. A immunogenic formulation comprising the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 11 or 12, and a physiologically acceptable excipient.

17. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1, and a physiologically acceptable excipient.

18. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 11 or 12, and a physiologically acceptable excipient.

19-20. (canceled)

21. The immunogenic formulation of claim 15, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is genetically engineered.

22. The immunogenic formulation of claim 21, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is a chimeric virus that expresses a heterologous sequence.

23-26. (canceled)

27. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 17, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is genetically engineered.

28-29. (canceled)

30. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 27, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is a chimeric virus that expresses a tumor antigen.

31. A method for immunizing or inducing an immune response in a pig, comprising administering to said pig an effective amount of the immunogenic formulation of claim 21.

32. A method for immunizing or inducing an immune response a pig, comprising administering to said pig an effective amount of the immunogenic formulation of claim 16.

33. A method of treating a swine influenza virus infection in a pig, comprising administering to said pig an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of claim 27.

34. A method of treating a swine influenza virus infection in a pig, comprising administering to said pig an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of claim 18.

35. A method of treating cancer in a pig, comprising administering to said pig an effective amount of the pharmaceutical formulation of claim 30.

36-40. (canceled)

41. A method for production of an immunogenic formulation comprising:(a) propagating in a substrate the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1; and(b) collecting progeny virus,wherein the substrate is a cell, cell line or embryonated egg.

42. A method for production of an immunogenic formulation comprising:(a) propagating in a substrate the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 11 or 12;(b) collecting progeny virus;wherein the substrate is a cell, cell line or embryonated egg.

43-56. (canceled)

57. A cell containing the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1.

58. (canceled)

59. A cell containing the swine influenza virus of claim 11 or 12.

60-69. (canceled)

70. An embryonated egg containing the attenuated swine influenza virus of claim 1.

71-77. (canceled)

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anon 2009-11-04 16:25:39 US Patent Application 20090010962 - Genetically Engineered Swine Influenza Virus and Uses Thereof Application Filed on June 1, 2005 Application Published on January 8, 2009 So it was finally published in Jan this year which may be why we saw the virus out in the open a few months later, if its the same virus. AntwoordenQuote 0 0

Drunkenshrew 2009-11-04 17:32:08 Here a link to the original patent application from 2006: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wads.jsp?IA=US2005019382&LANGUAGE=EN&ID=i d00000004184887&VOL=60&DOC=0131cd&WO=06/083286&WEEK=32/2006&TYPE=A2&DO C_TYPE=PAMPH&PAGE=1 And here some of those cancelled claims, I found interesting. According to these claims, there was also an alternative bioengineered swine flu virus, which was a hybrid with another kind of virus. A chicken egg, which was inoculated with this chimeric virus was provided as a prototype. 23. The immunogenic formulation of claim 15 or 21, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is a chimeric virus that expresses an epitope of a foreign pathogen. 28. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 17 or 27, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is a chimeric virus that expresses a heterologous sequence. 29. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 17 or 27, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is a chimeric virus that expresses an epitope of a foreign pathogen. 47. The method of claim 42, wherein the substrate is an embryonated egg. 50. The method of claim 41, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is genetically engineered. 58. The cell of claim 57, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is genetically engineered. 62. The cell of claim 58, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is engineered to encode an epitope derived from another virus. 63. The cell of claim 58, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus has a segmented genome comprising at least one segment derived from a different virus. 71. The embryonated egg of claim 70, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is genetically engineered. 72. The embryonated egg of claim 70 which is from a chicken. 73. The embryonated egg of claim 71 , wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus is engineered to encode an epitope derived from another virus. 74. The embryonated egg of claim 71, wherein the attenuated swine influenza virus has a segmented genome comprising at least one segment derived from a differen The other 4 inventors all worked on the recreation of the Spanish flu. 1. Peter Palese 2. Dr. Jürgen A. Richt 3. Adolfo García-Sastre 4. Kelly M. Lager The patent is for a swine vaccine. Here a link, in which scientists propose, that the current swine flu may be a descendent from a swine vaccine: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/swineFluVirusFromPigVaccine.php AntwoordenQuote 0 0

hmmm Xandrius 2009-11-05 10:16:29 well I guess that this is how a patent for the flu jab also was possible before the outbreak as a read in another post here some months ago AntwoordenQuote 0 0

XenakisFlexaKinakis 2009-11-05 22:50:42 The question is, what now? AntwoordenQuote 0 0

Votentang435 2009-11-06 18:07:14 my guess is someone at jones day, the law firm, wanted to make sure this would be found on the web AntwoordenQuote 0 0

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