Patents Represented by Attorney Stephen Johnson
  • Patent number: 8343984
    Abstract: Polymorphic forms of 4-methyl-N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide free base and salts thereof are prepared by various processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Novartis Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Paul W Manley, Wen-Chung Shieh, Paul Allen Sutton, Piotr “Peter” H Karpinski, Raeann Wu, Stéphanie M. Monnier, Jörg Brozio
  • Patent number: 8314097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gary Michael Ksander, Erik Meredith, Lauren G. Monovich, Julien Papillon, Fariborz Firooznia, Qi-Ying Hu
  • Patent number: 8299209
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a somastatin analogue in the form of a liquid formulation for parenteral administration are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Olivier Lambert, Katrin Moser
  • Patent number: 8293756
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, especially capsules, comprising granules containing nilotinib or a salt thereof with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The granules may be produced by a wet granulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Nathalie Bruneau
  • Patent number: 8293746
    Abstract: The invention relates to heteroaryl aryl ureas of the formula IA, wherein the radicals and symbols have the meanings as defined herein, the use of such compounds in the treatment of protein kinase dependent diseases; to pharmaceutical preparations comprising said heteroaryl aryl ureas, to processes for the manufacture of such novel compounds and to methods of treatment comprising the use of such heteroaryl aryl ureas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Pascal Furet, Vito Guagnano
  • Patent number: 8268837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combinations; and to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having leukaemia, especially chronic myelogenous leukaemia, comprising administering to the animal at least one compound inhibiting the activity of a member of the Src kinase family, the Btk kinase family, the Tec kinase family or a Raf kinase inhibitor, in particular inhibiting the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity or inhibiting simultaneously the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity and the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity, alone or in combination with a Bcr-Abl inhibitor, in particular N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, GSF, University of Texas System
    Inventors: Nicholas J Donato, Doriano Fabbro, Paul W Manley, Jurgen Mestan, Markus Warmuth, Michael Hallek, Moshe Talpaz, Ji Wu
  • Patent number: 8198289
    Abstract: The invention relates to particular crystal forms of the methanesulfonic acid addition salt of 4-(4 -methylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)phenyl]-benzamide, certain processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these crystal forms, and their use in diagnostic methods or, preferably, for the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals, especially humans, and their use as an intermediate or for the preparation of pharmaceutical preparations for use in diagnostic methods or, preferably, for the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals, especially humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Novartis Pharma GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Mutz
  • Patent number: 8163904
    Abstract: Salts of 4-methyl-N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide are prepared by various processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Novartis Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Paul W Manley, Wen-Chung Shieh, Paul Allen Sutton, Piotr H Karpinski, Raeann Wu, Stéphanie Monnier, Jörg Brozio
  • Patent number: 8017621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of KIT dependent diseases that are characterized by a mutant form of KIT whereby the mutant KIT is identified and an appropriate inhibitor of the mutant KIT selected form midostaurin, vatalanib and compound A is administered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth Buchdunger, Doriano Fabbro
  • Patent number: 8008504
    Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient, safe and cost effective way to prepare 5-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-benzenamine which is a key intermediate for the preparation of substituted pyrimidinylaminobenzamides of formula (II):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stephan Abel, Murat Acemoglu, Bernhard Erb, Christoph Krell, Joseph Sclafani, Mark Meisenbach, Mahavir Prashad, Wen-Chung Shieh, Song Xue
  • Patent number: 7973175
    Abstract: The invention related to a novel process, novel process steps and novel intermediates useful in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active compounds, especially renin inhibitors, such as Aliskiren. Inter alia, the invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a compound of the formula III, wherein R, R1, and R? are as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof, and a compound of formula IV wherein R, R1, R2 and R? are as defined in the specification, and processes of manufacturing these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stuart J Mickel, Wolfgang Marterer