Patents by Inventor Eugen Uhlmann

Eugen Uhlmann 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).

  • Patent number: 9580708
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. Methods of making and uses of the described compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Markus Weber, Romesh Subramanian, Thomas Dino Rockel, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Publication number: 20160355822
    Abstract: Inhibitory oligonucleotide having the general formula: X1CCN1N2N3X2N4N5GGGN6X3N7??(I) are disclosed which can be used in pharmaceutical compositions, whereby in formula (I) C is cytidine or a derivative thereof, whereby the cytidine derivative is selected from the group consisting of 5-methylcytidine, a cytidine-like nucleotide having a chemical modification involving the cytosine base, cytidine nucleoside sugar, or both the cytosine base and the cytidine nucleoside sugar, 2?-O-methylcytidine, 5-bromocytidine, 5-hydroxycytidine, ribocytidine and cytosine-?-D-arabinofuranoside, G is guanosine or a derivative thereof, whereby the guanosine derivative is selected from the group consisting of 7-deazaguanosine, a guanosine-like nucleotide having a chemical modification involving the guanine base, the guanosine nucleoside sugar or both the guanine base and the guanosine nucleoside sugar, X1 and X3 is any nucleotide sequence with 0 to 12 bases and each nucleotide is independent of any other, X2 is any nucleoti
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jurk, Thomas Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20160348115
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one lipophilic substituted nucleotide analog and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Harald Debelak, Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jurk
  • Patent number: 9382545
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one lipophilic substituted nucleotide analog and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: COLEY PHARMACEUTICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Debelak, Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jurk
  • Publication number: 20160076037
    Abstract: The invention refers to an oligonucleotide consisting of 10 to 20 nucleotides of selected regions of the TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2 or TGF-beta3 nucleic acid sequence, which comprises modified nucleotides such as LNA, ENA, polyalkylene oxide-, 2?-fluoro, 2?-O-methoxy and/or 2?-O-methyl modified nucleotides. The selected regions are preferably the region of nucleic acid no. 1380 to 1510, no. 1660 to 1680, no. 2390 to 2410, or no. 2740 to 2810 of the TGF-beta2 nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, specific regions of the TGF-beta1 nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 149, or specific regions of the TGF-beta3 nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 267. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such oligonucleotide, wherein the composition or the oligonucleotide is used in the prevention and/or treatment of a malignant and/or benign tumor, an immunologic disease, fibrosis, glaucoma, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Frank JASCHINSKI, Michel JANICOT, Eugen UHLMANN
  • Publication number: 20160060632
    Abstract: The invention refers to an oligonucleotide consisting of 10 to 18 nucleotides of selected regions of the TGF-beta2 nucleic acid sequence, which comprises modified nucleotides such as LNA, ENA, polyalkylene oxide-, 2?-fluoro, 2?-O-methoxy and/or 2?-O-methyl modified nucleotides. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such oligonuc-leotide, wherein the composition or the oligonucleotide is used in the prevention and/or treatment of a malignant and/or benign tumor, an immunologic disease, fibrosis, or an ophthalmic disease such as dry eye, glaucoma or posterior capsular opacification (PCO).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Frank JASCHINSKI, Michel JANICOT, Eugen UHLMANN
  • Publication number: 20160040167
    Abstract: The invention refers to an oligonucleotide consisting of 10 to 20 nucleotides of selected regions of the TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2 or TGF-beta3 nucleic acid sequence, which comprises modified nucleotides such as LNA, ENA, polyalkylene oxide-, 2?-fluoro, 2?-O-methoxy and/or 2?-O-methyl modified nucleotides. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such oligonucleotide, wherein the composition or the oligonucleotide is used in a method for the prevention and/or treatment of glaucoma, posterior capsular opacification, dry eye, Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome, riboblastoma, choroidcarcinoma, macular degeneration, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular endma, or cataract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Frank JASCHINSKI, Michel JANICOT, Eugen UHLMANN
  • Publication number: 20150344884
    Abstract: Inhibitory oligonucleotide having the general formula: X1 C C N1 N2 N3 X2 N4 N5 GGG N6 X3 N7 ??(I) are disclosed which can be used in pharmaceutical compositions, whereby in formula (I) C is cytidine or a derivative thereof, whereby the cytidine derivative is selected from the group consisting of 5-methylcytidine, a cytidine-like nucleotide having a chemical modification involving the cytosine base, cytidine nucleoside sugar, or both the cytosine base and the cytidine nucleoside sugar, 2?-O-methylcytidine, 5-bromocytidine, 5-hydroxycytidine, ribocytidine and cytosine-?-D-arabinofuranoside, G is guanosine or a derivative thereof, whereby the guanosine derivative is selected from the group consisting of 7-deazaguanosine, a guanosine-like nucleotide having a chemical modification involving the guanine base, the guanosine nucleoside sugar or both the guanine base and the guanosine nucleoside sugar, X1 and X3 is any nucleotide sequence with 0 to 12 bases and each nucleotide is independent of any other, X2 is an
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen UHLMANN, Marion JURK, Thomas LEHMANN
  • Patent number: 9200287
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one backbone modification and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: AdiuTide Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jürk
  • Patent number: 9186399
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one FANA substituted nucleotide analog and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: AdiutTide Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Harald Debelak, Marion Jurk, Markus Weber
  • Publication number: 20150315588
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Markus Weber, Romesh Subramanian, Thomas Dino Rockel, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Publication number: 20150315587
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: RaNa Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Markus Weber, Romesh Subramanian, Thomas Dino Rockel, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Publication number: 20150315585
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Romesh Subramanian, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Publication number: 20150315586
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Romesh Subramanian, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Publication number: 20150299695
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. Methods of making and uses of the described compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Markus Weber, Romesh Subramanian, Thomas Dino Rockel, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Patent number: 9156875
    Abstract: Immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides (ORN) featuring 5?-triphosphates and various 5?-triphosphate analogs are provided. Also provided are physiologically acceptable salts of the immunostimulatory ORN and pharmaceutical compositions containing the immunostimulatory ORN of the invention. ORN of the invention are useful as adjuvants and can be combined with an antigen to promote an antigen-specific immune response. ORN of the invention are also particularly useful for promoting a Th1-type immune response. Also provided are methods of use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention to enhance an immune response in a subject, as well to treat a number of conditions including cancer, infection, allergy, and asthma, and to vaccinate a subject against an antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: AdiuTide Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Debelak, Eugen Uhlmann
  • Publication number: 20150247141
    Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: RaNA Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Romesh Subramanian, Arthur M. Krieg
  • Patent number: 8772469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oligonucleotide derivatives which are at least partly double-stranded and which have a 2?5?-linked oligonucleotide residue on at least one 3? end and to the use thereof for specific inhibition of gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Uhlmann, Jochen Huber, Niki Gunkel, Sandra Neumann
  • Publication number: 20140163213
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one lipophilic substituted nucleotide analog and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: COLEY PHARMACEUTICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Debelak, Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jurk
  • Patent number: 8580268
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotides including at least one lipophilic substituted nucleotide analog and a pyrimidine-purine dinucleotide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Coley Pharmaceutical GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Debelak, Eugen Uhlmann, Marion Jurk