Patents Represented by Attorney Rory C. Stewart
  • Patent number: 8338597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of the invention and intermediate compounds useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven Durrant, Sharn Ramaya, Juan-Miguel Jimenez, Alistair Rutherford
  • Patent number: 8304414
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula III: wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and R2 and R2? are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Françoise Pierard
  • Patent number: 8268811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of Aurora protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising those compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, and disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mortimore, Julian Golec, Christopher Davis, Daniel Robinson, John Studley
  • Patent number: 8268829
    Abstract: The present invention provides a facile process for the preparation of tri- and tetra-substituted pyrimidines. The process is useful for preparing inhibitors of protein kinases, especially Aurora kinase. These inhibitors are useful for treating or lessening the severity of Aurora-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Francesca Mazzei, David Kay, Andrew Miller
  • Patent number: 8242272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-amine in high yield and purity. The present invention also relates to processes for the synthesis of 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-amine derivatives. These processes are useful for preparing biologically active compounds, particularly certain GSK-3 inhibitors, or derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Miguel Jimenez, Philip Collier, Andrew Miller, Jeremy Green, Huai Gao, Sylvain Loïc Jean-Luc Hamon, Albert Cornelis Dros
  • Patent number: 8236832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds, to methods of using the compounds and to the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also relates to processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Juan-Miguel Jimenez, Ronald Knegtel, Daniel Robinson, Phil Collier
  • Patent number: 8188134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Guy Brenchley, Steven Durrant, Jean-Damien Charrier, Ronald Knegtel, Sharn Ramaya, Shazia Sadiq
  • Patent number: 8101770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of the invention and intermediate compounds useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven Durrant, Sharn Ramaya, Juan-Miguel Jimenez, Alistair Rutherford
  • Patent number: 8067417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase, represented by Structural Formula (I): wherein the variables in Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, David Kay, Ronald Knegtel
  • Patent number: 8039661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also relates to processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Guy Brenchley, Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven Durrant, Ronald Knegtel, Sharn Ramaya, Shazia Sadiq
  • Patent number: 8022202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Kay, Ronald Knegtel, Jean-Damien Charrier, Heather Twin