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Immunic Receives Notice of Allowance for United States Patent Protecting the Treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis with Vidofludimus and Its Salts
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a biotechnology company developing a clinical pipeline of orally administered, small
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a biotechnology company developing a clinical pipeline of orally administered, small molecule therapies for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application 17/391,442, entitled, \"Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Comprising DHODH Inhibitors,\" covering a daily dose of about 10 mg to 45 mg of vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838) and other salt as well as free acid forms for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). The claims are expected to provide protection into 2041, unless extended further.\n\"Allowance of this patent, covering the dose strength of vidofludimus calcium for the treatment of RMS, including the 30 mg dosage used in our ongoing twin phase 3 ENSURE trials, significantly bolsters the multilayered proprietary intellectual property position we have strategically built around our lead, late-stage program for patients with multiple sclerosis,\" stated Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic. \"Importantly, this patent for the dose strength in RMS patients covers all salt and free acid forms of vidofludimus calcium. We remain committed to protecting the technology around this phase 3 asset, in order to assure extended exclusivity upon potential regulatory approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.\"\nVidofludimus calcium is covered by several layers of granted patents in the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions around the world. These patents are directed towards composition-of-matter for salt forms of vidofludimus calcium, including the specific salt form used in Immunic's clinical trials, as well as the dose strength used in clinical trials for the treatment of RMS, as reported in this announcement. In the United States, these patents provide protection into 2041, unless extended further. In addition, pending applications are directed towards composition-of-matter of a specific polymorph of vidofludimus calcium and a related method of production of the clinical material; the dosing regimens including those used in clinical trials for the treatment of MS; as well as the use of vidofludimus calcium and other salt as well as free acid forms for treating neurodegene...