Patents by Inventor Martin Merschhemke

Martin Merschhemke 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: 20230151106
    Abstract: Ofatumumab may be used in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), wherein the treatment is a long-term treatment and wherein serum IgG level is maintained during the treatment. B cell and/or T cell inhibitors may be used in the treatment of MS, which treatment includes monitoring serum IgG level and selecting ofatumumab as the B cell and/or T cell inhibitor if the serum IgG level decreases and/or the treatment includes assessing the predisposition of the patient for an increased risk of infections and selecting ofatumumab as the B cell and/or T cell inhibitor if a predisposition is identified. Ofatumumab may be used in treating multiple sclerosis, wherein patients having a lowered serum IgG level are treated and/or wherein patients having risk factors associated with serum Ig levels, in particular serum IgG levels, are treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Ratnakar PINGILI, Martin MERSCHHEMKE
  • Publication number: 20220389109
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of providing a multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment that allows controlling conditions other than MS such as infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Merschhemke, Ratnakar Pingili
  • Publication number: 20220298253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody ofatumumab for use in the treatment or prevention of relapsing multiple sclerosis, wherein ofatumumab is used in a patient who has been treated with a disease-modifying therapy other than ofatumumab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Morten Bagger, Dieter Adrian Haering, Martin Merschhemke, Ratnakar Pingili, Krishnan Ramanathan, Marina Ziehn