Diamyd Medical receives Notice of Allowance for key retogatein US patent

Diamyd Medical today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for a patent covering the intralymphatic administration of retogatein (rhGAD65) with alum for the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes.The now allowed U.S. application is part of a patent family with corresponding rights already granted in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Russia, and Israel. Upon grant, the U.S. patent will further strengthen Diamyd Medical’s international patent protection for a key component of its antigen-