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INmune Bio Announces Allowance of U.S. Patent Covering Method for Treating Cancer by In Vivo Priming of Natural Killer Cells
LA JOLLA, Calif., April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INmune Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB), a clinical-stage immunology company focused on developing treatments
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[{"type":"text","content":"LA JOLLA, Calif., April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INmune Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB), a clinical-stage immunology company focused on developing treatments that harness the patient’s innate immune system to fight disease, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has given formal notice of allowance in patent application serial no. 15/268,399, titled “IN VIVO PRIMING OF NATURAL KILLER CELLS,” which covers a method of treating cancer by administering a proprietary inactivated cellular material preparation and contacting a patient’s own natural killer cells within the body to induce an in vivo response, namely, the priming of NK cells for enhancing innate immunity and the NK cell ability to recognize and kill cancer cells within the patient.\n The newly allowed patent is expected to issue within ninety days and will be set to expire in 2036, subject to patent term adjustment or extension. “This patent application was submitted at the genesis of the INKmuneTM program and evidences the novel thinking and innovation demonstrated by INmune’s founders,” said Joshua Schoonover, Assoc. General Counsel of INmune Bio. “We expect to leverage the USPTO’s indication of allowable subject matter in global patent application counterparts, which we believe will expedite patent allowance in several key jurisdictions outside the US. This forthcoming patent enhances the Company’s IP portfolio, and serves as a foundational asset for the INKmuneTM program.” INmune Bio Chief Scientific Officer, Mark Lowdell, Ph.D. added: “This is a real landmark for the Company as it represents the first patent of technology arising from the Company’s founders. It cements our position as one of the only companies with an NK activating cell line suitable for direct injection into patients that we are aware of. The patent allowance is perfectly timed as we move forward into the clinic with INKmuneTM in two indications this year.” INB16 is a proprietary cell line owned by INmune Bio and has demonstrated capability to prime NK cells in controlled experiments, whereas INKmuneTM is a commercialized embodiment of the INB16 cell line that is inactivated and prepared as a therapeutic agent for use in treating cancer. “I am particularly excited by the patent allowance as it protects and encourages INB16 and our INKmuneTM platform,” said Dr. Lowdel...