Patents by Inventor Catarina Leitão

Catarina Leitão 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: 20230025572
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs, such as antibodies or T cell receptors, which specifically bind to the melanoma associated antigen (MAGE) A1. The constructs of the invention are particularly useful for the diagnosis, prevention or therapy of tumorous diseases which are characterized by the specific expression of the MAGE-A1 antigen. Furthermore provided are nucleic acids, vectors and host cells—such as CD4 or CD8 positive T cells—which encode, comprise or present the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention. The invention thus provides new approaches for immune therapy, specifically adoptive T cell therapy, for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: THOMAS BLANKENSTEIN, MATTHIAS OBENAUS, CATARINA LEITÃO
  • Patent number: 11447536
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs, such as antibodies or T cell receptors, which specifically bind to the melanoma associated antigen (MAGE) A1. The constructs of the invention are particularly useful for the diagnosis, prevention or therapy of tumorous diseases which are characterized by the specific expression of the MAGE-A1 antigen. Furthermore provided are nucleic acids, vectors and host cells—such as CD4 or CD8 positive T cells—which encode, comprise or present the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention. The invention thus provides new approaches for immune therapy, specifically adoptive T cell therapy, for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAX-DELBRÜCK-CENTRUM FÜR MOLEKULARE MEDIZIN (MDC) BERLIN-BUCH
    Inventors: Thomas Blankenstein, Matthias Obenaus, Catarina Leitâo
  • Publication number: 20190375816
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs, such as antibodies or T cell receptors, which specifically bind to the melanoma associated antigen (MAGE) A1. The constructs of the invention are particularly useful for the diagnosis, prevention or therapy of tumorous diseases which are characterized by the specific expression of the MAGE-A1 antigen. Furthermore provided are nucleic acids, vectors and host cells—such as CD4 or CD8 positive T cells—which encode, comprise or present the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention. The invention thus provides new means for immune therapy, specifically adoptive T cell therapy, for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Blankenstein, Matthias Obenaus, Catarina Leitão
  • Patent number: 10377808
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs, such as antibodies or T cell receptors, which specifically bind to the melanoma associated antigen (MAGE) A1. The constructs of the invention are particularly useful for the diagnosis, prevention or therapy of tumorous diseases which are characterized by the specific expression of the MAGE-A1 antigen. Furthermore provided are nucleic acids, vectors and host cells—such as CD4 or CD8 positive T cells—which encode, comprise or present the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention. The invention thus provides new means for immune therapy, specifically adoptive T cell therapy, for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Max-Delbrück-Centrum Für Molekulare Medizin (MDC) Berlin-Buch
    Inventors: Thomas Blankenstein, Matthias Obenaus, Catarina Leitão
  • Publication number: 20150353622
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs, such as antibodies or T cell receptors, which specifically bind to the melanoma associated antigen (MAGE) A1. The constructs of the invention are particularly useful for the diagnosis, prevention or therapy of tumorous diseases which are characterized by the specific expression of the MAGE-A1 antigen. Furthermore provided are nucleic acids, vectors and host cells—such as CD4 or CD8 positive T cells—which encode, comprise or present the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention. The invention thus provides new means for immune therapy, specifically adoptive T cell therapy, for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas BLANKENSTEIN, Matthias OBENAUS, Catarina LEITAO