JERUSALEM, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/-- Oramed Pharmaceuticals is excited to announce the patent application of a PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) for the Methods and Compositions for Oral Administration of Proteins has been approved and filed with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). The application was filed on August 31, 2006, at the Israel Patent Office (IPO), acting as Receiving Office for the WIPO. Priority was claimed from 60/713,716, all countries were designated and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was designated as Search and Examination Authority.