Intellectual Property & Patents

GeoVax has received a patent for its malaria vaccine from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Ymmunobio AG has signed a patent purchase agreement with LeukoCom GmbH to expand its development of cancer therapies.

Evonetix’s thermally controlled DNA synthesis technology is designed to enable highly parallel DNA synthesis in a benchtop platform.

ATMPS Ltd has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of its Hataali blockchain technology used in personalized medicines.

The European Patent Office has granted another patent to Salipro Biotech, covering the composition-of-matter, methods, and uses of the company’s novel antigen technology.

Immutep was granted a Chinese patent for LAG525, a LAG-3 antagonist antibody, under evaluation for cancer treatment.

BlueAllele has been granted a US patent for its advanced gene-editing technology, PALIDON, which is compatible with existing gene editing nucleases and delivery systems.

Immodulon has received an indication of allowability from the European Patent Office for the claims in its patent application relating to its lead drug candidate.

Salipro Biotech has been granted a European Patent for its novel method of direct extraction of membrane proteins and for the generation of libraries with Salipro particles.

Scientists at the company learned that deagglomeration techniques lose efficacy through equipment wear over time and developed a tactic that makes up for the wear and prepares an ideal sample for each particle size test.

Although a necessity, companies must strike a critical balance between protecting innovations with IP and providing affordable access to medicines.

Opposition to IP protection for COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, tests and other technologies may only prevent eradication and treatment of the disease.

The register supports cross-functional teams of chemists and biologists in developing non-natural, chemically-modified therapeutics for drug discovery.

In the study, GigaGen presents a novel technology for producing a new class of drug, recombinant hyperimmunes, that may potentially generate new COVID-19 therapies.

Stringent patentability requirements present a challenge to obtaining broad-based antibody claims, so companies should develop a strategy based on multiple reinforcing layers of protection.

As patent disputes within the scientific community continue, drug developers consider the intellectual property unknowns associated with this emerging technology.

Eurofins DiscoverX partners with VelaLabs to enable VelaLabs to perform highly reproducible potency lot release assays under GLP/GMP conditions.

ERS Genomics revealed that the European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected arguments filed in opposition to patent EP2800811, which is directed to the single-guide CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system and covers uses in cellular and non-cellular settings.

Legal experts in biopharmaceutical patent law shed some light on trends and recent news.

The agency seeks comments on a draft guidance designed to make the process conform to its original intent as a communication tool, rather than a roadblock to competition and innovation.

A ruling in Oklahoma that Johnson & Johnson’s marketing efforts created a public nuisance may establish a precedent of other jurisdictions.

A New Jersey court upheld the validity of patent claims for Amgen’s anti-inflammatory blockbuster biologic, Enbrel (etanercept).

Sponsors should seek early discussions with FDA to ensure an effective and efficient process for demonstrating the interchangeability of a chosen biologic product.

Mass-produce cell and gene therapies presents the biopharma industry with a unique set of challenges.

AbbVie grants Boehringer Ingelheim a non-exclusive license to its intellectual property for Humira (adalimumab) in the United States.