Patents by Inventor Keith Geoffrey Watson

Keith Geoffrey Watson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160145243
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is a method of treatment of cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is the use of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Antony Wilks Burgess, Francesca Walker, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Helen Witchard, Guillaume Lessene
  • Patent number: 9221799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is a method of treatment of cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is the use of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Antony Wilks Burgess, Francesca Walker, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Helen Witchard, Guillaume Lessene
  • Patent number: 9067928
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., Genentech, Inc., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Peter Czabotar
  • Publication number: 20150045365
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is a method of treatment of cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is the use of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Antony Wilks Burgess, Francesca Walker, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Helen Witchard, Guillaume Lessene
  • Patent number: 8835629
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is a method of treatment of cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is the use of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Antony Wilks Burgess, Francesca Walker, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Helen Witchard
  • Publication number: 20140005190
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: Genentech, Inc., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: JONATHAN BAYLDON BAELL, CHINH THIEN BUI, PETER COLMAN, DANETTE A. DUDLEY, WAYNE J. FAIRBROTHER, JOHN A. FLYGARE, GUILLAUME LAURENT LESSENE, CHUDI NDUBAKU, GEORGE NIKOLAKOPOULOS, CARL STEVEN RYE, BRAD EDMUND SLEEBS, BRIAN JOHN SMITH, KEITH GEOFFREY WATSON, STEVEN W. ELMORE, ANDREW M. PETROS, ANDREW J. SOUERS, PETER CZABOTAR
  • Publication number: 20130261119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or pro-drug thereof. Further provided is a method of treatment of cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof. Further provided is the use of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutical acceptable derivative, salt or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Antony Wilks Burgess, Francesca Walker, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Helen Witchard, Guillaume Lessene
  • Patent number: 8518970
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., Genentech, Inc., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Peter Czabotar
  • Patent number: 8377963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) and methods for inhibiting same, as well as compositions comprising said inhibitors. In particular, the inhibitors of the present invention may be useful in therapeutic applications including enhancing memory and learning functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Howard Florey Institute, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Siew Yeen Chai, Michael William Parker, Anthony Lloyd Albiston, Frederick A. O. Mendelsohn, Keith Geoffrey Watson
  • Publication number: 20120309787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) and methods for inhibiting same, as well as compositions comprising said inhibitors. In particular, the inhibitors of the present invention may be useful in therapeutic applications including enhancing memory and learning functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Howard Florey Institute
    Inventors: SIEW YEEN CHAI, Michael William Parker, Anthony Lloyd Albiston, Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn, Keith Geoffrey Watson
  • Patent number: 8263775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) and methods for inhibiting same, as well as compositions comprising said inhibitors. In particular, the inhibitors of the present invention may be useful in therapeutic applications including enhancing memory and learning functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Howard Florey Institute, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Siew Yeen Chai, Michael William Parker, Anthony Lloyd Albiston, Frederick A. O. Mendelsohn, Keith Geoffrey Watson
  • Patent number: 8232273
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which the variable X1a, X1b, X1c, X1d, Q, A, R1, B, L, E, and the subscripts m and n have the meanings as described herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Peter Czabotar, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Kurt Deshayes
  • Publication number: 20120184541
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Peter Czabotar
  • Patent number: 8114893
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, The Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Peter Czabotar
  • Publication number: 20110021563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) and methods for inhibiting same, as well as compositions comprising said inhibitors. In particular, the inhibitors of the present invention may be useful in therapeutic applications including enhancing memory and learning functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: Howard Florey Institute, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Siew Yeen Chai, Michael William Parker, Anthony Lloyd Albiston, Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn, Keith Geoffrey Watson
  • Publication number: 20100210622
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which the variable X1a, X1b, X1c, X1d, Q, A, R1, B, L, E, and the subscripts m and n have the meanings as described herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Peter Czabotar, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A, Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Kurt Deshayes
  • Publication number: 20100197711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzothiazole compounds that mimic the activity of BH3 only proteins and are capable of binding to and neutralizing pro survival Bcl 2 proteins. The invention also relates to the use of such compounds in the regulation of cell death or cell survival and the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases or conditions associated with the deregulation of cell death or cell survival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Keith Geoffrey Watson, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Jonathan Bayldon Baell, David Ching Siang Huang, Ian Philip Street, Jerry McKee Adams, Peter Malcolm Colman, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Peter Edward Czabotar
  • Publication number: 20100190782
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers
  • Patent number: 6680054
    Abstract: The invention provides novel macromolecules, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical formulations thereof and their use as anti-influenza agents. The invention also provides a novel diagnostic method which can be used for detection of all types of influenza A and B virus. The macromolecular compound of the invention has attached to it one or more molecules (neuraminidase binders) which bind to the active site of influenza virus neuraminidase but which are not cleaved by the neuraminidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Biota Scientific Management PTY Ltd.
    Inventors: Phillip A. Reece, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Wen-Yang Wu, Betty Jin, Guy Y. Krippner
  • Publication number: 20020055094
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of detection of influenza virus which utilises compounds able to bind specifically to the active site of influenza virus neuraminidase, and novel compounds for use in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Phillip A. Reece, Wen-Yang Wu, Betty Jin, Guy Y. Krippner, Keith Geoffrey Watson