Follicum receives grant of a patent in the U.S. for extended protection of the product candidate FOL-005
Follicum announced on July 31, 2018 that it had received a so-called Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") regarding the patent application "Novel Compositions and Uses Thereof". Follicum today announces that the patent has now formally been granted by the USPTO. The patent number is US 10,137,169 and the patent is valid until 2032.In this patent family, Follicum already has a granted US patent specifically covering FOL-005. Follicum has subsequently submitted a follow-up, so called Continuing Patent Application, which extends and broadens the protection of