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U.S. patent granted for asthma treatment

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, August 16th, 2005

Amrad (AML) has been granted a patent covering therapeutic antibodies that target a subunit of the IL-13 receptor by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The grant of this U.S. patent extends Amrad's intellectual property portfolio relating to its collaborative project with Merck & Co., Inc., for the development of a potential new treatment for asthma and other types of respiratory disease. Amrad partnered this project with Merck in June 2003 in a deal potentially worth U.S.$112 million, plus royalties on product sales. The project has made excellent progress with Amrad already receiving payments totalling U.S.$15 million.

Andrew Nash, Amrad Interim...

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