AGNPF - Algernon Pharmaceuticals Receives Notice of Intention to Grant from Chinese Patent Office for Repirinast to Treat CKD | Benzinga
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company" or "Algernon") (CSE:AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW0) (OTCQB:AGNPF) a Canadian clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that it has received a notice of intention to grant from the Chinese Patent Office for patent application No. 201980043698.6 for its antifibrotic drug candidate NP-251 (Repirinast).
The invention claims the administration of Repirinast, either alone or in combination with telmisartan, for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of renal fibrosis or kidney disease. The base claims of the patent will be valid through 2038, excluding any patent term adjustments or extensions, which may provide additional protection. The Company was recently issued patents for Repirinast in chronic kidney disease (CKD) from Japan and has also filed corresponding patent applications in Canada, Europe and the United States.
Repirinast is the Company's lead candidate for the treatment of CKD based on data showing it reduced fibrosis by 51% with statistical significance and showed an additive benefit to telmisartan in a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) mouse model.
Algernon's intellectual property strategy for its repurposed drug program includes protecting its compounds by filing patent applications including method of use, dosing and formulations, and for new composition of matter patents based on novel salt forms.
"We are once again pleased to receive another notice of intent to grant a patent from the Chinese Patent Office," said Christopher J. Moreau CEO of Algernon ...