Patents
Bria-IMT™
Filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 14, 2004, U.S. Patent No. 7,674,456 B2 issued on March 9, 2010 and includes claims to the following:
1. Compositions comprising SV-BR cells; and
2. Therapeutic methods of using said compositions
The patent expires May 31, 2028 and patent term extension under Hatch-Waxman potentially applies (additional five years).
Bria-OTS™
On February 27, 2017, BriaCell™ filed an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to further expand its intellectual property portfolio underlying the Company’s current and anticipated pipeline of whole-cell cancer immunotherapeutics including Bria-IMT™ and Bria-OTS™. The PCT application (PCT/US2017/019757)claims priority to two provisional patent applications filed by the Company with the USPTO in 2016. It, in essence, provides the framework for additional whole-cell cancer immunotherapeutics beyond Bria-IMT™ and strategies for patient-specific selection of the most likely effective whole-cell immunotherapeutic (BriaDx™). The PCT application entered the National Phase in the second half of 2018 and has been granted in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
BriaCell was awarded a Japanese patent on June 21, 2021 (JP Patent No. 6901505, extends to February 27, 2037) covering composition of matter and kits for its whole-cell cancer immunotherapy technology in Japan.
BriaCell was also awarded an Australian patent on November 10, 2022 (AU Patent No. 2017224232, extends to February 27, 2037) covering composition of matter and method of use for its whole-cell cancer immunotherapy technology in Australia.
In addition, BriaCell was awarded a US patent on January 24, 2023 (US Patent No. 11,559,574 B2 with the term extending to May 25, 2040) covering composition of matter and method of use of its personalized off-the-shelf cell-based immunotherapy for cancer.
Furthermore, BriaCell was awarded a New Zealand patent on October 3, 2023 (NZ Patent No. 745327, extends to February 27, 2037) covering composition of matter, method of use, and kits for its whole-cell cancer immunotherapy technology in New Zealand.
On March 2, 2023, BriaCell filed an international patent application under the PCT to further expand its intellectual property portfolio underlying the Company’s development of innovative immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of advanced solid tumors including Bria-OTS™ that has been engineered to express co-stimulatory molecules and immunomodulatory cytokines. The PCT application (PCT/US2023/014337) published on September 7, 2023 as International Publication No. WO 2023/167973 A1.
Soluble CD80
On August 4, 2022, BriaCell announced that it has secured an exclusive license from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to develop and commercialize Soluble CD80 (sCD80) as a biologic agent for the treatment of cancer. Under the terms of the agreement, BriaCell has the worldwide rights to develop and commercialize sCD80, while UMBC maintains ownership of the patents. BriaCell will pay royalties to UMBC upon the commercialization of the product plus patent management costs. The licensing agreement was coordinated by UMBC’s Office of Technology Development.
The patents are listed as the following: