Patents Assigned to MorphoSys AG
  • Patent number: 9856316
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to antibodies or antibody fragments which specifically bind to M-CSF. In particular antibodies and antibody fragments are disclosed which bind to M-CSF and which inhibit binding of M-CSF to the M-CSF receptor with an IC50 of 10 pM or less. The invention also relates to nucleic acids, vectors and host cells capable of expressing the antibodies or fragments thereof of the invention, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or fragments thereof and uses of said antibodies or fragments thereof and compositions for treatment of specific diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Francis Dodeller, Robert Rauchenberger
  • Patent number: 9765152
    Abstract: A method of treating multiple myeloma or non-hodgkins lymphoma with a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-CD38 antibody and bortezomib or carfilzomib is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Lisa Rojkjaer, Rainer Boxhammer, Jan Endell, Mark Winderlich, Christofer Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 9758590
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such antigen-binding regions that are specific for CD38, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat, for example, hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma. Antibodies of the invention also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for investigating the role of CD38 in the progression of disorders associated with malignancies. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use. The invention also provides isolated novel epitopes of CD38 and methods of use therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Michael Tesar, Ute Jaeger
  • Patent number: 9751939
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant antigen-binding regions, antibodies and functional fragments thereof that are specific for GM-CSF, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat, for example, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Antibodies of the invention also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for further investigating the role of GM-CSF in the progression of various disorders. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Morphosys AG
    Inventors: Stefan Steidl, Elisabeth Thomassen-Wolf
  • Publication number: 20170218061
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant antigen-binding regions, antibodies and functional fragments thereof that are specific for GM-CSF, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat, for example, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Antibodies of the invention also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for further investigating the role of GM-CSF in the progression of various disorders. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Steidl, Elisabeth Thomassen-Wolf
  • Patent number: 9689014
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method to express and purify polypeptides and proteins. In the present disclosure the use of lysozyme as a fusion partner is disclosed. Furthermore, purification methods to isolate lysozyme-tagged polypeptides and proteins via lysozyme-specific antibodies are described. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a method to express and purify monomeric polypeptides and proteins by using lysozyme as a tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Haertle, Sebastian Jaeger, Daniela Daubert
  • Patent number: 9650432
    Abstract: The present invention provides synthetic rodent antibody libraries, such as mouse or rat antibody libraries, as well as polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and methods used in conjunction with these libraries. The present invention also provides antibodies isolated from such libraries and variants of such antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Josef Prassler, David Ott, Stefanie Thiel, Yvonne Stark, Ute Keck, Thomas Pietzonka, Hilmar Ebersbach
  • Patent number: 9624293
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables methods of identifying the VH and VL class pairs in the human immune repertoire, determining the VH and VL class pairs that are most prevalent and those having favorable biophysical properties. More specifically, the collections of the present disclosure comprise the most prevalent and/or preferred VH and VL class pairings with highly diversified CDRs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Markus Enzelberger, Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Josef Prassler, Tanja Herrmann
  • Patent number: 9579378
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and melphalan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Jan Endell, Lisa Rojkjaer
  • Patent number: 9541559
    Abstract: The present disclosure enables collections of variable heavy chain and variable light chain pairs comprising, in part, germline protein sequences that are pre-selected for functional properties relevant to developability, wherein the collections may be used to select against any antigen using, for example, phage display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Urlinger, Thomas Tiller, Ingrid Schuster, Yvonne Stark
  • Patent number: 9486547
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a radioconjugate of an anti-CD38 antibody and a radionuclide, e.g., Bi213.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventor: Markus Essler
  • Patent number: 9289490
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and lenalidomide and a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and bortezomib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Lisa Rojkjaer, Rainer Boxhammer, Jan Endell, Mark Winderlich, Christofer Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 9267952
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to novel applications in combating infectious disease, cancer, allergy and autoimmune diseases. In one aspect, the invention relates to identifying one or more protein binding moieties of interest. In another aspect, the present invention relates to identifying one or more candidate vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventor: Markus Enzelberger
  • Patent number: 9193799
    Abstract: The present invention nucleic acids encoding novel antibodies and functional fragments thereof specific for CD38. Such antibodies are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with CD38 expression, including hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Michael Tesar, Ute Jäger
  • Publication number: 20150246969
    Abstract: The present invention provides anti-GM-CSF antibodies for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-GM-CSF antibodies, in particular MOR103, are administered to patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis at dosages that are beneficial in a clinical setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hartle, Stephane Leclair, Amgad Shebl, Stefan Steidl
  • Publication number: 20150238603
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and melphalan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Jan Endell, Lisa Rojkjaer
  • Publication number: 20150232571
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such antigen-binding regions that are specific for CD38, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat, for example, hematological malignancies such as multiple myeloma. Antibodies of the invention also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for investigating the role of CD38 in the progression of disorders associated with malignancies. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use. The invention also provides isolated novel epitopes of CD38 and methods of use therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Michael Tesar, Ute Jager
  • Patent number: 9090695
    Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies that act as potentiators, stimulators and agonists of guanylyl cyclase receptors are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: MorphoSys AG
    Inventors: Alisa Waterman, Daniel Rajotte, Tobias Litzenburger, Alexandra Kraus
  • Publication number: 20150017160
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and lenalidomide and a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and bortezomib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MORPHOSYS AG
    Inventors: Lisa Rojkjaer, Rainer Boxhammer, Jan Endell, Mark Winderlich, Christofer Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 8877899
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and lenalidomide and a pharmaceutical combination of an anti-CD38 antibody and bortezomib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Morphosys AG
    Inventors: Lisa Rojkjaer, Rainer Boxhammer, Jan Endell, Mark Winderlich, Christofer Samuelsson