US patents related to the Life Sciences sector in Australia and New Zealand and granted in 2017
Compiled by Stuart Roberts, Senior Analyst, stuart@ndfresearch.com, +61 447 247 909 (30 December 2017)
The US Patent Office issues new patents every Tuesday. Australian assignees generally get two or three healthcare and biotech-related patents a week while New Zealand assignees get one every three or four weeks.
The US Patent Office issues new patents every Tuesday. Australian assignees generally get two or three healthcare and biotech-related patents a week while New Zealand assignees get one every three or four weeks.
Australian grants
Here are the 123 US patents relevant to Australia's Life Sciences sector that were granted in 2017, for an issuance rate of 2.4 per week:
- US Patent 9,849,111, Formulation of indomethacin, iCeutica Pty Ltd, 26 December 2017
- US Patent 9,844,598, Bacterially derived, intact minicells for delivery of therapeutic agents to brain tumors, EnGeneIC, 19 December 2017
- US Patent 9,840,559, Anti-CD83 antibodies and use thereof, Dendrocyte Biotech Pty Ltd, University of Queensland and University of California, 12 December 2017
- US Patent 9,839,676, Methods of treating cancer using angiogenin or an angiogenin agonist, Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Ltd and Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd, 12 December 2017
- US Patent 9,839,640, Methods of treating eye diseases associated with inflammation and vascular proliferation, OccuRx Pty Ltd, 12 December 2017
- US Patent 9,834,599, Pain treatment, University of Melbourne, 5 December 2017
- US Patent 9,833,431, Pharmaceutical combinations for the treatment of cancer, Pitney Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, 5 December 2017
- US Patent 9,833,430, Neurodegenerative disorders and methods of treatment and diagnosis thereof, University of Queensland, 5 December 2017
- US Patent 9,829,490, Use of amino acid sequences from Mycobacterium tuberculosis or corresponding nucleic acids for diagnosis and prevention of tubercular infection, diagnostic kit and vaccine therefrom, Cellestis, 28 November 2017
- US Patent 9,827,210, Treatment or prophylaxis of a neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders via ocular administration, Phovitreal Pty Ltd, 28 November 2017
- US Patent 9,827,195, Fatty acid pharmaceutical foam, Stiefel Research Australia Pty Ltd, 28 November 2017
- US Patent 9,821,034, Combination therapy, Antisense Therapeutics, 21 November 2017
- US Patent 9,814,688, Antimicrobial compositions and methods for their use, Dermcare-Vet Pty Ltd, 14 November 2017
- US Patent 9,814,662, Stabilized calcium phosphate complexes, University of Melbourne, 14 November 2017
- US Patent 9,808,529, Liquid formulation, Luoda Pharma Pty Ltd, 7 November 2017
- US Patent 9,808,522, Selective targeting of the CD40L/Mac-1 interaction by small peptide inhibitors and its use for the treatment of inflammation and atherogenesis, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg and Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, 7 November 2017
- US Patent 9,808,468, Formulation of meloxicam, iCeutica Pty Ltd , 7 November 2017
- US Patent 9,803,008, Method of treating diabetic nephropathy by administering antibodies to vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B), CSL Ltd and B-Creative (Sweden), 31 October 2017
- US Patent 9,801,924, Therapy for vitiligo, Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals, 31 October 2017
- US Patent 9,801,839, Therapeutic method, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, 31 October 2017
- US Patent 9,796,990, Enzymes for degrading organophosphates, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 24 October 2017
- US Patent 9,796,707, Piperazine derivatives for treating disorders, University of Nottingham (UK) and NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd, 24 October 2017
- US Patent 9,795,658, Expression system for modulating an immune response, Admedus (ASX: AHZ), 24 October 2017
- US Patent 9,795,626, Cancer therapy using miRNAs, University of Western Australia, 24 October 2017
- US Patent 9,790,176, Compounds for the treatment of mTOR pathway related diseases, Pharmaust (ASX: PAA), 17 October 2017
- US Patent 9,789,177, Immunogenic protein Pas n 1 from Bahia grass pollen, University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, 17 October 2017
- US Patent 9,789,168, Use of angiogenin or angiogenin agonists for treating diseases and disorders, Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd and Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Ltd, 17 October 2017
- US Patent 9,783,599, LM-antibodies, functional fragments, LM-1 target antigen, and methods for making and using same, Patrys (ASX: PAB), 10 October 2017
- US Patent 9,778,269, Method of treating sepsis by administering a soluble CD52 glycoprotein, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 3 October 2017
- US Patent 9,775,818, Methods for treating bacterial infections, Neoculi, 3 October 2017
- US Patent 9,775,801, Composition and method for management of diabetes or pre-diabetes, Omniblend Innovation (part owned by EVE Investments, ASX: EVE), 3 October 2017
- US Patent 9,770,503, Immunomodulating compositions and uses therefor, Cancure Ltd, 26 September 2017
- US Patent 9,770,431, Tiglien-3-one derivatives, QBiotics, 26 September 2017
- US Patent 9,765,129, Treatment of obesity, Baker Medical Research Institute and Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel (Germany), 26 September 2017
- US Patent 9,765,113, Methods and agents for the treatment of cancer, InterK Peptide Therapeutics, 19 September 2017
- US Patent 9,764,002, Dosage regimen for therapeutic method, Madeleine Pharmaceuticals, 19 September 2017
- US Patent 9,758,585, Compositions and methods for targeting type 1 interferon producing cells, Baker Medical Research Institute and Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel (Germany), 19 September 2017
- US Patent 9,757,391, Neuroactive steroids and their use to facilitate neuroprotection, Goodchild Investments Pty Ltd, 12 September 2017
- US Patent 9,750,777, Methods and compositions for bone and cartilage repair, Cimtech Pty Ltd, 5 September 2017
- US Patent 9,745,558, VEGFR-3 ligand binding molecules and uses thereof, Opthea (ASX: OPT), 29 August 2017
- US Patent 9,744,246, Macromolecules, Starpharma (ASX: SPL), 29 August 2017
- US Patent 9,738,591, Antimicrobial compounds, Ramiz Boulos, 22 August 2017
- US Patent 9,737,559, Synergistic anti-diabetic compositions, Ozstar Therapeutics, 22 August 2017
- US Patent 9,737,386, Dosage projectile for remotely treating an animal, SmartVet Pty Ltd, 22 August 2017
- US Patent 9,732,329, Cells genetically modified to comprise pancreatic islet glucokinase and uses thereof, University of Technology, Sydney, 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,732,136, VIP fragments and methods of use, Vectus Biosystems (ASX: VBS), 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,731,011, Combination tumor treatment with drug-loaded, bispecific ligand-targeted minicells and interferon-gamma, EnGeneIC, 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,731,007, Tumour necrosis factor receptor fusion proteins and methods of using the same, Nexvet, 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,730,964, Pharmaceutical compositions and topical use thereof, Regeneus (ASX: RGS), 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,730,897, Delivering functional nucleic acids to mammalian cells via bacterially-derived, intact minicells, EnGeneIC, 15 August 2017
- US Patent 9,725,399, Lipid comprising long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Nuseed Pty Ltd, and Grains Research and Development Corporation, 8 August 2017
- US Patent 9,724,329, Stimulating immune response, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, 8 August 2017
- US Patent 9,718,887, Methods and products for preventing and/or treating metastatic cancer, University of Adelaide and Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,718,759, Lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Grains Research and Development Corporation, 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,717,778, Combination therapy, Antisense Therapeutics (ASX: ANP), 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,717,771, Sugar extract, The Product Makers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,717,688, Controlled release of biological entities, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,713,642, Itraconazole compositions and dosage forms, and methods of using the same, Mayne Pharma (ASX: MYX), 25 July 2017
- US Patent 9,713,632, Method of treatment, Hexima, 25 July 2017
- US Patent 9,708,377, Scorpion toxin analogue and method for treating autoimmune diseases, Monash University, Peptides International (US) and Baylor College of Medicine (US), 18 July 2017
- US Patent 9,707,205, S1P receptors modulators and their use thereof, Akaal Pharma, 18 July 2017
- US Patent 9,701,711, Modulators of protease activated receptors, University of Queensland, 11 July 2017
- US Patent 9,701,694, Nitrogen-containing macrocyclic conjugates as radiopharmaceuticals, University of Melbourne, 11 July 2017
- US Patent 9,695,160, Piperazine derivatives for treating disorders, University of Nottingham (UK) and University of New South Wales, 4 July 2017
- US Patent 9,682,115, Herbal compositions for the prevention or treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and related disorders, Seipel Group, 20 June 2017
- US Patent 9,676,819, Immunostimulatory method, Innavac Pty Ltd, 13 June 2017
- US Patent 9,675,727, Method and device for treating bursitis, Mediwise, 13 June 2017
- US Patent 9,675,694, Polycyclic agents for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections, Biota, 13 June 2017
- US Patent 9,675,553, Composition and method for management of diabetes or pre-diabetes, Omniblend Innovation (part owned by EVE Investments, ASX: EVE), 13 June 2017
- US Patent 9,668,945, Fluoride composition and methods for dental mineralization, University of Melbourne, 6 June 2017
- US Patent 9,663,786, Delivery of dsRNA to arthropods, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 30 May 2017
- US Patent 9,663,777, Component of bromelain, Anatara Lifesciences (ASX: ANR), 30 May 2017
- US Patent 9,663,584, Antibodies to non-functional P2X7 receptor, Biosceptre, 30 May 2017
- US Patent 9,662,368, Formulation comprising whey protein and hydrolysates for improving muscle recovery, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd, 30 May 2017
- US Patent 9,655,946, Daptomycin formulations and uses thereof, Hospira Australia, 23 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,512, One or more of Vigna marina, Cocos nucifera L. or Terminalia catappa L. extracts for treating wounds, skin disorders and hair loss, Cimtech, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,318, Formulation of meloxicam, iCeutica, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,297, Treatment of ADHD, Gosforth Centre (Holdings) Pty Ltd, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,275, Nanoemulsions, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,642,897, Treatment of bone diseases, University of Sydney, 9 May 2017
- US Patent 9,637,527, Method for treating inflammation with an Ac-TMP-2 protein, James Cook University, 2 May 2017
- US Patent 9,636,359, Pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer comprising trypsinogen and/or chymotrypsinogen and an active agent selected from a selenium compound, a vanilloid compound and a cytoplasmic glycolysis reduction agent, University of Sydney, 2 May 2017
- US Patent 9,636,334, Combination of lenalidomide and polypeptide construct, and uses thereof, Teva Pharmaceuticals Australia, 2 May 2017
- US Patent 9,624,294, Antibody recognizing N-domain of midkine, Cellmid (ASX: CDY), 18 April 2017
- US Patent 9,622,955, Method of treatment or prevention of hair loss or for the enhancement of hair growth, Cellmid (ASX: CDY), 18 April 2017
- US Patent 9,616,121, Therapeutic combinations for treating Johne's disease, Center for Digestive Diseases, 11 April 2017
- US Patent 9,616,072, Reduction of side effects from aromatase inhibitors used for treating breast cancer, Chavah Pty Ltd, 11 April 2017
- US Patent 9,611,312, Preparation and/or formulation of proteins cross-linked with polysaccharides, Elastagen, 4 April 2017
- US Patent 9,610,337, Prevention and treatment of mycobacterium infection, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, 4 April 2017
- US Patent 9,605,079, Proteins that bind PI16 and uses thereof, Medvet Science, 28 March 2017
- US Patent 9,598,467, Recombinant HCV E2 glycoprotein, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, 21 Match 2017
- US Patent 9,597,392, Use of high molecular weight mannan for inducing and/or enhancing an immune response, Ascend Biopharmaceuticals, 21 March 2017
- US Patent 9,593,340, Expression system for modulating an immune response, Admedus (ASX: AHZ), 14 March 2017
- US Patent 9,592,318, Topical analgesic composition, Animal Ethics Pty Ltd, 14 March 2017
- US Patent 9,592,201, GI tract delivery systems, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 14 March 2017
- US Patent 9,587,104, Release media, University of Queensland, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,586,914, Modulators of C3a receptors, University of Queensland, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,585,969, Soluble mediator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,585,952, Cellular vaccine and method of inducing an immune response in a subject, University of Adelaide, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,585,846, Anti-microbial composition, Wild Child, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,580,714, Peptides for the specific binding of RNA targets, University of Western Australia, 28 February 2017
- US Patent 9,580,496, Therapeutic canine immunoglobulins and methods of using same, Nexvet, 28 February 2017
- US Patent 9,580,481, Immunogenic compositions and methods therefor, University of Queensland, 28 February 2017
- US Patent 9,573,945, Anxiolytic compounds, Bionomics (ASX: BNO), 21 February 2017
- US Patent 9,572,892, Polymer conjugate for delivery of a bioactive agent, PolyActiva, 21 February 2017
- US Patent 9,572,852, Sugar extracts, The Product Makers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 21 February 2017
- US Patent 9,572,817, Use of androgens for vascular regeneration and endothelial repair, Heart Research Institute, 21 February 2017
- US Patent 9,567,586, EpCAM aptamer for detection of cancer stem cells, Deakin University, 14 February 2017
- US Patent 9,566,318, Combination therapy, Biosceptre, 14 February 2017
- US Patent 9,562,094, Companion animal treatments, Biosceptre, 7 February 2017
- US Patent 9,562,086, Vitronectin:keratinocyte growth factor chimeras, Queensland University of Technology, 7 February 2017
- US Patent 9,561,272, Compositions and methods for modulating immune responses, University of Queensland, 7 February 2017
- US Patent 9,561,243, Composition comprising non-neutralised tocol phosphate and a vitamin A compound, Phosphagenics (ASX: POH), 7 February 2017
- US Patent 9,561,201, Therapeutic compounds, Fibrotech Therapeutics, 7 February 2017
- US Patent 9,555,015, Antimicrobial compositions and methods for their use, Dermcare-Vet, 31 January 2017
- US Patent 9,554,995, Nanoemulsions, University of Queensland, 31 January 2017
- US Patent 9,546,235, Peptide-hydrogel composite, University of Sydney, 17 January 2017
- US Patent 9,540,478, Biodegradable polyurethane and polyurethane ureas, PolyNovo (ASX: PNV), 10 January 2017
- US Patent 9,540,387, Substituted imidazo[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines for treating respiratory syncytial virus infections, Biota, 10 January 2017
- US Patent 9,539,316, Blood stage malaria vaccine, Griffth University and La Trobe University, 10 January 2017
- US Patent 9,539,223, Methods for treating bacterial infections, Neoculi, 10 January 2017
- US Patent 9,539,221, Method of treating airway diseases with .beta.-adrenergic inverse agonists, Invion (ASX: IVX), 10 January 2017
- US Patent 9,533,138, Method of providing agents to the cochlea, University of New South Wales, 3 January 2017
New Zealand applications
Here are the 20 US patents relevant to New Zealand's Life Sciences sector that have been granted since the start of 2017, for an issuance rate of 0.4 applications per week:
- US Patent 9,827,275, Immunostimulatory compositions and methods of use thereof, Comvita, 28 November 2017
- US Patent 9,809,614, Synthetic membrane anchors, Kode Biotech, 7 November 2017
- US Patent 9,802,981, Functional lipid constructs, Kode Biotech, 31 October 2017
- US Patent 9,801,821, Stabilized vitamin D formulations, PSM Healthcare, 31 October 2017
- US Patent 9,788,563, Encapsulation system for protection of probiotics during processing, PepsiCo (US) with Massey University, 17 October 2017
- US Patent 9,783,574, Cardiovascular therapeutics, Otago Innovation, 10 October 2017
- US Patent 9,775,917, Nanofibre and bioactive compositions and related methods, Active Fibres Ltd, 3 October 2017
- US Patent 9,770,609, Urea based skin treatment, Neat Feat Products, 26 September 2017
- US Patent 9,764,037, Conjugate compounds, Victoria University of Wellington, 19 September 2017
- US Patent 9,737,575, Use of lactic acid bacteria to treat or prevent eczema, University of Otago, 22 August 2017
- US Patent 9,717,790, Sphingoglycolipid analogues, Victoria University of Wellington, 1 August 2017
- US Patent 9,708,366, Treatment of fragile X syndrome using glycyl-L-2-methylprolyl-L-glutamate, Neuren Pharmaceuticals, 18 July 2017
- US Patent 9,650,418, Synthetic analogues of neural regeneration peptides, CuroNZ, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,367, Contraceptive vaccines for mammals, Contravaccine, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,649,299, Transdermal parasiticidal formulations, Donaghys, 16 May 2017
- US Patent 9,629,859, Nitric oxide donors, University of Otago, 25 April 2017
- US Patent 9,597,285, Extruded chewable formulation comprising bound water, Argenta, 21 March 2017
- US Patent 9,586,985, Organic compounds as proantigens for natural killer T cells, Victoria University of Wellington, 7 March 2017
- US Patent 9,580,464, Anti-inflammatory proteins and peptides and methods of preparation and use thereof, ManukaMed, 28 February 2017
- US Patent 9,539,289, Immunostimulatory compositions and methods of manufacture, Apimed Medical Honey, 10 January 2017
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