# James A. Wells — Patents explained on PatentBrief

James A. Wells has 3 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Genentech's Antibodies Stop Tumor Blood Vessel Growth](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7297334/anti-cd20-antibody-therapy) — granted 2007
  A Genentech patent for specific lab-made antibodies that block a protein called VEGF, effectively starving tumors of the blood supply they need to grow.
- [How Genentech Engineered Antibodies to Starve Tumors of Blood](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7169901/avastin-bevacizumab) — granted 2007
  A 2007 Genentech patent describing specific lab-made antibodies that block a protein called VEGF, which tumors use to grow new blood vessels.
- [How Genentech Created Antibodies to Stop Tumor Growth](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6884879/anti-vegf-antibodies) — granted 2005
  A 1997 patent describing a specific humanized antibody designed to block VEGF, a protein that helps tumors grow their own blood supply.

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