Patents Examined by Ilia Ouspenski
  • Patent number: 9587007
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to CTLA4 proteins and uses of such proteins, for example to treat diseases associated with the dysregulation of immune responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Akamatsu, Veronica Juan, Robert B. Dubridge
  • Patent number: 9580505
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting PD-L1, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: E.R. Squibb & Sons, L. L. C.
    Inventors: Alan J. Korman, Mark J. Selby, Changyu Wang, Mohan Srinivasan, David B. Passmore, Haichun Huang, Haibin Chen
  • Patent number: 9580507
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting PD-L1, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: E.R. Squibb & Sons, L. L. C.
    Inventors: Alan J. Korman, Mark J. Selby, Changyu Wang, Mohan Srinivasan, David B. Passmore, Haichun Huang, Haibin Chen
  • Patent number: 9580684
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for generating and maintaining induced regulatory T cells (iTregs) are provided. Methods and compositions for treating an autoimmune disorder, organ transplant rejection, graft versus host disease or allergic or hypersensitivity and inflammation are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlene Sharpe, Loise M. Francisco, Vijay Kuchroo
  • Patent number: 9574014
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions which exhibit novel diagnostic capabilities and allow to rapidly add functionality to adoptive immunotherapy. The compositions include isolated nucleic acids encoding proteins including antibody regions capable of binding compounds including a peptidyl moiety (e.g., a meditope). The recombinant proteins provided herein are useful, inter alia, for a broad variety of therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. For example, the recombinant proteins provided herein including embodiments thereof may be used as non-invasive means to characterize chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells before and/or during treatment of diseases (e.g., cancer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CITY OF HOPE
    Inventors: John C. Williams, Christine Brown
  • Patent number: 9572837
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for reducing immune tolerance associated with CAR T cell therapy. Embodiments of the present disclosure include isolated nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes modified programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and a nucleic acid sequence that encodes chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Innovative Cellular Therapeutics CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhao Wu
  • Patent number: 9567399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-PD-L1 antibodies, bispecific antibodies containing one domain with specificity to PD-L1, and to immunocytokines comprising an anti-PD-L1 antibody fused to a cytokine, such as IL-2. The present invention also provides methods of treatment, uses and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, bispecific antibodies and immunocytokines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Kymab Limited
    Inventors: Jamie Campbell, Nikole Sandy, Stephen D. Gillies, Volker Germaschewski, Cassandra van Krinks, Ian Kirby, Miha Kosmac, Steve Arkinstall, Thomas Gallagher
  • Patent number: 9562098
    Abstract: The invention relates to humanized antibodies directed against the human lymphocyte receptor CD28. When used in a monovalent form these antibodies are antagonists, i.e. capable of blocking of the CD28/B7 interaction, without activating CD28. These antibodies can be used in particular as therapeutic agents for blocking T cell activation through the CD28 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: OSE Immunotherapeutics, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
    Inventors: Caroline Mary, Nicolas Poirier, Bernard Vanhove
  • Patent number: 9562099
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-B7-H4 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Leong, Andrew Polson, Paul Polakis, Yan Wu, Wei-Ching Liang, Ron Firestein
  • Patent number: 9562097
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising anti-CD83 agonist antibodies and methods of treating autoimmune disorders (such as inflammatory bowel disease) with anti-CD83 agonist antibodies, as well as articles of manufacture comprising anti-CD83 agonist antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauri Diehl, Jennifer Bates, Tao Sai
  • Patent number: 9562087
    Abstract: High affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptides are provided, which (i) comprise at least one amino acid change relative to a wild-type PD-1 protein; and (ii) have an increased affinity for PD-L1 relative to the wild-type protein. Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of immune cells in a mammal by administering a therapeutic dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptide, which blocks the physiological binding interaction between PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1 and/or PD-L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Ring, Andrew Kruse, Aashish Manglik, Irving L. Weissman, Roy Louis Maute, Melissa N. McCracken, Sydney Gordon
  • Patent number: 9555124
    Abstract: The invention provides novel B7-H3 and B7-H4 polypeptides useful for co-stimulating T cells, isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding them, vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules, and cells containing the vectors. Also included are methods of making and using these co-stimulatory polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Lieping Chen
  • Patent number: 9555087
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel target for production of immune and non-immune based therapeutics and for disease diagnosis. More particularly, the invention provides therapeutic antibodies against VSIG1, ILDR1, LOC253012, AI216611, C1ORF32 or FXYD3 antigens, which are predicted co-stimulatory family members and which are differentially expressed in cancers including, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and colon cancer, and diagnostic and therapeutic usages. The use of these antibodies for modulating B7 costimulation and related therapies such as the treatment of autoimmunity are also provided. This invention further relates to the discovery of extracellular domains of VSIG1 and its variants, FXYD3 and its variants, ILDR1 and its variants, LOC253012 and its variants, AI216611 and its variants, and C1ORF32 and its variants awhich are suitable targets for immunotherapy, cancer therapy, and drug development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: COMPUGEN LTD
    Inventors: Amir Toporik, Amit Novik, Anat Cohen-Dayag, Avi Yeshah Rosenberg, Cynthia Koifman, Dalit Landesman-Milo, Eve Montia, Galit Rotman, Liat Dassa, Marina Bubis, Merav Beiman, Ofer Levi, Sergey Nemzer, Tania Pergam, Yaron Kinar, Shirley Sameach- Greenwald, Zurit Levine, Shira Walach
  • Patent number: 9549981
    Abstract: The invention provides a blocking ligand specific for CTLA-4 and a vascular targeting ligand/IL-2 complex, for sequential use in inhibiting the growth of tumor cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Philogen S.p.A.
    Inventor: Kathrin Schwager
  • Patent number: 9546206
    Abstract: High affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptides are provided, which (i) comprise at least one amino acid change relative to a wild-type PD-1 protein; and (ii) have an increased affinity for PD-L1 relative to the wild-type protein. Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of immune cells in a mammal by administering a therapeutic dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a high affinity PD-1 mimic polypeptide, which blocks the physiological binding interaction between PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1 and/or PD-L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Ring, Andrew Kruse, Aashish Manglik, Irving L. Weissman, Roy Louis Maute, Melissa N. McCracken, Sydney Gordon
  • Patent number: 9546216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting PD-L1, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: E.R. Squibb & Sons, L. L. C.
    Inventors: Alan J. Korman, Mark J. Selby, Changyu Wang, Mohan Srinivasan, David B. Passmore, Haichun Huang, Haibin Chen
  • Patent number: 9534052
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Michal Eisenbach-Schwartz, Kuti Baruch, Neta Rosenzweig
  • Patent number: 9534051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of using anti-ILT5 antibodies and ILT5-binding fragments thereof for the treatment of various diseases and for use as immunostimulatory adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Irina Apostolou, Paul Ponath, Joe Ponte, Michael Rosenzweig, Lou Vaickus
  • Patent number: 9512229
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-human OX40L antibodies, new medical uses and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kymab Limited
    Inventors: Philip Bland-Ward, Miha Kosmac, Steve Holmes, Ian Kirby, Jamie Campbell
  • Patent number: 9512225
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Michal Eisenbach-Schwartz, Kuti Baruch, Neta Rosenzweig