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Tuesday January 15, 9:23 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp. New U.S. composition patent firmly solidifies Stressgen`s position in heat shock protein fusion technology Stressgen Broadens Heat Shock Protein Patent Estate With Issuance of Second U.S. Patent SAN DIEGO, CA, Jan. 15 /CNW/ - Stressgen Biotechnologies Corporation (TSE:SSB - news) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent Number 6,338,952, for which the Company has an exclusive worldwide license from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. This new patent builds upon the "method of use" patent issued earlier this month (US 6,335,183) by granting exclusivity for the compositions comprising heat shock fusion proteins, as well as the DNA encoding for such fusion proteins, and methods for manufacturing fusion proteins. The patent contains broad claims that cover fusion proteins comprised of a heat shock protein fused to any antigen. Further, there are specific claims to fusion proteins comprised of heat shock proteins fused to viral, cancer or HIV antigens. "We are excited to announce the expansion of our U.S. patent estate," said Daniel L. Korpolinski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stressgen Biotechnologies Corporation. "This new composition of matter patent, coupled with our previously announced method of use patent, firmly solidifies our position in the field of heat shock protein fusions. The pre-GATT 17-year exclusivity of this patent should help ensure that our technology for developing multiple heat shock protein fusions will remain proprietary to 2019. We believe our patent estate will continue to expand in 2002. Our growing intellectual property portfolio, combined with the strong, positive data coming from our clinical trials, contributes two important ingredients necessary for the successful launch of HspE7, our lead fusion product candidate." |
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