Notice of Allowance received from USA Patent OffIce
Released
Released
Announcement PDF
5th February 2016
ASX Release
NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE RECEIVED FROM THE US PATENT OFFICE
ON THE USE OF MONEPANTEL IN CANCER
PharmAust Limited (“PharmAust”) (ASX: PAA) is pleased to report that its key patent “Kinase Inhibitors for the
Treatment of Cancer” (14/387,270) has been examined and allowed for issuance in the USA by the United States
Trademark And Patent Office. This patent governs the use of the Novartis veterinary drug, monepantel, in the
treatment of both human and canine cancers. PharmAust has an “Option to Licence Agreement” with Novartis
Animal Health for the use of this intellectual property in the treatment of veterinary cancers.
PharmAust’s Chairman, Dr Roger Aston said: “This is the first of a series of patent applications applied for by the
Company which are proceeding towards allowance in the USA and other territories on the use of
aminoacetonitriles in cancer. For small biotech companies it is vital to have key controlling intellectual property
to enable successful commercialisation.”
For further details about PharmAust please contact:
Dr Roger Aston
Executive Chairman
Tel: 0402 762 204
rogeraston@pharmaust.com
Mr Robert Bishop
Executive Director
Tel: 0417 445 180
robertbishop@pharmaust.com
PharmAust Limited ABN 35 094 006 023. Suite 39, 1 Freshwater Parade, Claremont, Western Australia
Tel: 08 6364 0899 Fax: 08 9467 6111
www.pharmaust.com
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