Patents by Inventor Walid M. Awni

Walid M. Awni 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: 20150024999
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Walid M. Awni, Barry M. Bernstein, Scott C. Brun, Daniel E. Cohen, Emily O. Dumas, Sandeep Dutta, Amit Khatri, Cheri E. Klein, Rajeev M. Menon, Sven Mensing, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Publication number: 20150011481
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for treating HCV genotype 1b, 2, 3 or 4. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering Compound 1, ritonavir, and Compound 2 to a subject infected with HCV genotype 1b or 4, wherein the therapies do not include administration of any interferon, and the therapies last for 12 weeks. Preferably, the therapies do not include administration of any ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Regis A. Vilchez, Lino X. Rodrigues, JR., Barry M. Bernstein, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Daniel E. Cohen, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Tolga Baykal
  • Publication number: 20140323395
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Patent number: 8853176
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20140274934
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the treatment comprises administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection, wherein the treatment lasts for 12 weeks and does not include administration of interferon, and said at least two direct acting antiviral agents comprise (a) Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) Compound 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Sandeep Dutta, Wei Liu, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Andrew L. Campbell, Rajeev M. Menon, Chih-Wei Lin, Tianli Wang, Walid M. Awni
  • Publication number: 20140275099
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the treatment comprises administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection, wherein the treatment lasts for 12 weeks, and said at least two direct acting antiviral agents comprise (a) Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) Compound 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Sandeep Dutta, Wei Liu, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Andrew L. Campbell, Rajeev M. Menon, Chih-Wei Lin, Tianli Wang, Walid M. Awni
  • Patent number: 8809265
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20140107017
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Publication number: 20140107016
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Patent number: 8685984
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Patent number: 8680106
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVic Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Patent number: 8680048
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20140079714
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Joaquin Mario Valdes, Elliot K. Chartash, William T. Barchuk, Susan K. Paulson, Kenneth B. Gordon, Walid M. Awni, Yanjun Bao, William G. Glass, Yihua Gu, Thomas C. Harris, Martin Kaul, Parvez M. Mulani, Peter A. Noertersheuser, Martin M. Okun
  • Publication number: 20140057835
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. BERNSTEIN, Rajeev M. MENON, Amit KHATRI, Sven MENSING, Sandeep DUTTA, Daniel E. COHEN, Scott C. BRUN, Walid M. AWNI, Emily O. DUMAS, Cheri E. KLEIN, Thomas J. PODSADECKI
  • Publication number: 20140024579
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. BERNSTEIN, Rajeev M. MENON, Amit KHATRI, Sven MENSING, Sandeep DUTTA, Daniel E. COHEN, Scott C. BRUN, Walid M. AWNI, Emily O. DUMAS, Cheri E. KLEIN, Thomas J. PODSADECKI
  • Patent number: 8557239
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joaquin Mario Valdes, Elliot K. Chartash, William T. Barchuk, Susan K. Paulson, Kenneth B. Gordon, Walid M. Awni, Yanjun Bao, William G. Glass, Yihua Gu, Tom C. Harris, Martin Kaul, Parvez M. Mulani, Peter Noertersheuser, Martin M. Okun
  • Patent number: 8492386
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Patent number: 8466159
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20130102558
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20130102525
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein