A Leo Pharma A/S patent describes new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), among other diseases.
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Strasbourg have patented nonpeptidergic oxytocin receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of aging, alcoholism, pain and more.
The trade secret dispute between Acton, Mass.-based Insulet Corp. and Eoflow Co. Ltd., of Seongnam, South Korea, addresses several key questions in the area of intellectual property law, including the circumstances in which injunctive relief is and is not appropriate.
Sumitomo Pharma America Inc. has patented 2-phenylmorpholine and 2-phenyl(thio)morpholine compounds acting as 5-HT1A and trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1; TAR1) agonists.
Cerevel Therapeutics Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have jointly developed azaindole compounds acting as phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes, sepsis, autoimmune disease, cystic fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease, among others.
Ranok Therapeutics (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. has prepared 4-(3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives acting as son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1)/GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) interaction inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Work at Neumora Therapeutics Inc. has led to the identification of new casein kinase I isoform δ (CKI-δ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Even though the U.S. FTC recently claimed a court victory in its campaign to shut down the listing of device patents for drugs in the FDA’s Orange Book, 80% of the listings targeted in the commission’s first round of warning letters remain in place more than seven months later.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has described 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
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