Best in Biotech 5 Dec 2024 Five biosimilar companies you should know about Discover five biosimilar companies creating affordable versions of blockbuster drugs and hoping to capitalize on the upcoming patent cliff. December 5, 2024 - 11 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 11 Dec 2023 European patents in biotech: how to prevent invalid patents? The ongoing patent battle between COVID-19 vaccine giants, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, has seen a new development when the European Patent Office (EPO) invalidated one of Moderna’s patents related to “respiratory virus vaccines.” BioNTech, in collaboration with Pfizer and Sanofi, opposed the patent, leading to its invalidation. The European patent process is complex but essential. As […] December 11, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Jules Adam Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Feb 2023 Sherlock obtains Cas12 CRISPR patent Sherlock Biosciences, a company engineering biology to bring next-generation lab-quality diagnostic testing to the point of need, has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for the diagnostic use of the Cas12 enzyme. Sherlock Biosciences has exclusive U.S. rights to the patent from Shanghai-based Tolo Biotech, plus additional intellectual […] February 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 16 Feb 2023 Five things you need to know about using CRISPR/Cas9 commercially By Michael Arciero, vice president of intellectual property and corporate development, ERS Genomics CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology is a patented invention, so any commercial use requires a license. Despite the confusion caused by several high-profile patent interference cases, the patent landscape for CRISPR/Cas9 is clearer than you may think. Here are the 5 key facts […] February 16, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 Cartherics granted first patent in China Cartherics Pty Ltd, a biotechnology company developing immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, has been granted a Chinese patent, “Genetically modified cells and uses thereof.” The patent provides a proprietary position for multiple development candidates in Cartherics’ pipeline. Specifically, it covers Cartherics’ chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting tumor-associated glycoprotein-72 (TAG-72), along with T […] January 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jan 2023 Watch: Addressing IP with Starting Bloch Starting Bloch is a French-headquartered company helping companies navigate the world of IP and patents. The company’s Patman platform was developed to assist companies with patents, licenses and trademarks. The company also assists companies addressing fundraising, as well as helping with management and tech transfer. Patman gives companies a calendar of events to address issues […] January 1, 2023 - 1 minutemin - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Nov 2022 Achilles Therapeutics receives US patent for immunotherapies A U.S. patent has been granted to Achilles Therapeutics plc for the treatment of patients with an immunotherapy, including vaccine, antibody and autologous T cell therapy approaches, targeting clonal neoantigens identified using the Achilles Clonality Engine (ACE). ACE is a proprietary method for determining clonality of patient-specific mutations that drives the PELEUS bioinformatics platform. Clonal […] November 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Oct 2022 Patents granted for Poolbeg Pharma influenza and respiratory virus infections treatments Poolbeg Pharma has been granted patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for POLB 001, a small molecule immunomodulator for the treatment of severe influenza and POLB 002, a first-in-class, intranasally administered RNA-based immunotherapy for respiratory virus infections. POLB 001 The USPTO granted a patent for the majority of Poolbeg’s claims around the […] October 4, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Regen BioPharma files patent on new RNA/DNA-based approach to cancer immunotherapy Regen BioPharma, Inc. has filed a provisional patent application with the USPTO entitled “Dual Checkpoint Inhibitor Aptamer Based Therapeutics.” The application covers novel compositions of matter capable of acting as conventional checkpoint inhibitor drugs while simultaneously silencing genes that regulate T cells and cancer cells such as NR2F6 and Survivin. The company says this platform […] September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Sep 2022 Salipro Biotech obtains patents for direct extraction of membrane proteins and library generation Salipro Biotech AB, a Swedish biotech company with a platform for the stabilization of membrane proteins for drug development, has had patents issued by both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The patent is entitled “Saposin lipoprotein particles and libraries from crude membranes.” The patents cover the company’s […] September 6, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Aug 2022 PharmAla Biotech files patent applications for MDMA analogs Canadian company PharmAla Biotech has filed a key patent cooperation treaty (PCT) application, containing six novel chemical entities (NCEs). The application claims priority to, and benefit of a United States provisional patent application filed August 20, 2021. The PCT application disclosed novel compositions of MDMA and analogs that may be used to alleviate the known […] August 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Aug 2022 Moderna to sue Pfizer and German partner, BioNTech, for allegedly “copying technology” Moderna is today (August 26) filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and its partner BioNTech in both the U.S and Germany. The mRNA-focused biotech claims the companies’ Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents it led between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational mRNA technology which the company says was critical to the development of its own […] August 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email