Additional patent protection for melflufen granted in the US until 2033
Stockholm - 10 April 2019 - Oncopeptides AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: ONCO) today announced that the US patent and trademark office has issued a notice that they intend to grant additional patents to Oncopeptides AB in the US. Oncopeptides has previously received the corresponding patent protection both in Japan and Europe.These patents (application numbers 14/438473 and 15/225323) protect, inter alia, the freeze-dried formulation. The patent protection extends to 2033. The freeze-dried preparation with melflufen is intended to be marketed at a future approval. “We have now approved formulation