Patents by Inventor Marc R Morra

Marc R Morra 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: 20120093824
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating pruritus by blocking human protease activated receptor-2 (PAR2) activity. The methods of the invention can be used to treat pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, burn scarring, hypertrophic scarring, keloids, renal failure or hepatic failure. The methods of the invention include administering an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human PAR2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn MACDONALD, Andrew J. MURPHY, Nicholas J. PAPADOPOULOS, Marc R. MORRA, Robert R. SALZLER, Michael L. LACROIX-FRALISH
  • Patent number: 8148107
    Abstract: A human antibody or antigen-binding fragment of an antibody which specifically binds human nerve growth factor (NGF) with KD of 5 pM or less, as measured by surface plasmon resonance, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds human NGF with an affinity of about 2-10-fold higher than the antibody or fragment binds rat and mouse NGF. The antibodies are useful in treating pain, including inflammatory pain, post-operative incision pain, neuropathic pain, fracture pain, osteoporotic fracture pain, post-herpetic neuralgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer pain, pain resulting from burns, gout joint pain, as well as diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, and liver cirrhosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn Macdonald, Richard Torres, Marc R. Morra, Joel H. Martin, Joel C. Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 8101724
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that bind to protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) and methods of using same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human PAR-2. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with one or more PAR-2 biological activities, including the treatment of pain conditions, inflammatory conditions and gastrointestinal conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn MacDonald, Andrew J. Murphy, Nicholas J. Papadopoulos, Marc R. Morra, Robert R. Salzler, Michael L. LaCroix-Fralish
  • Publication number: 20110256587
    Abstract: A human antibody or antigen-binding fragment of an antibody which specifically binds human nerve growth factor (NGF) with KD of 5 pM or less, as measured by surface plasmon resonance, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds human NGF with an affinity of about 2-10-fold higher than the antibody or fragment binds rat and mouse NGF. The antibodies are useful in treating pain, including inflammatory pain, post-operative incision pain, neuropathic pain, fracture pain, osteoporotic fracture pain, post-herpetic neuralgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer pain, pain resulting from burns, gout joint pain, as well as diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, and liver cirrhosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn Macdonald, Richard Torres, Marc R. Morra, Joel H. Martin, Joel C. Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 7988967
    Abstract: A human antibody or antigen-binding fragment of an antibody which specifically binds human nerve growth factor (NGF) with KD of 5 pM or less, as measured by surface plasmon resonance, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds human NGF with an affinity of about 2-10-fold higher than the antibody or fragment binds rat and mouse NGF. The antibodies are useful in treating pain, including inflammatory pain, post-operative incision pain, neuropathic pain, fracture pain, osteoporotic fracture pain, post-herpetic neuralgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer pain, pain resulting from burns, gout joint pain, as well as diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, and liver cirrhosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn MacDonald, Richard Torres, Marc R Morra, Joel H Martin, Joel C Reinhardt
  • Publication number: 20110059095
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that bind to protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) and methods of using same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human PAR-2. The antibodies of the invention are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with one or more PAR-2 biological activities, including the treatment of pain conditions, inflammatory conditions and gastrointestinal conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn MacDonald, Andrew J. Murphy, Nicholas J. Papadopoulos, Marc R. Morra, Robert R. Salzler, Michael L. LaCroix-Fralish
  • Publication number: 20110014208
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating osteoarthritis in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-human NGF antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein at least one symptom associated with osteoarthritis is prevented, ameliorated or improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: LYNN MACDONALD, RICHARD TORRES, MARC R. MORRA, JOEL H. MARTIN, JOEL C. REINHARDT, PAUL TISEO
  • Publication number: 20090041717
    Abstract: A human antibody or antigen-binding fragment of an antibody which specifically binds human nerve growth factor (NGF) with KD of 5 pM or less, as measured by surface plasmon resonance, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds human NGF with an affinity of about 2-10-fold higher than the antibody or fragment binds rat and mouse NGF. The antibodies are useful in treating pain, including inflammatory pain, post-operative incision pain, neuropathic pain, fracture pain, osteoporotic fracture pain, post-herpetic neuralgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer pain, pain resulting from burns, gout joint pain, as well as diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, and liver cirrhosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn MacDonald, Richard Torres, Marc R. Morra, Joel H. Martin, Joel C. Reinhardt