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  • Publication number: 20130109676
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc and W, have the meanings given in claim 1. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK SERONO SA
    Inventor: Merck Serono SA
  • Patent number: 7572792
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to azetidine compounds that inhibit the glycine transporter GlyT1 and which are useful in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glycinergic or glutamatergic neurotransmission dysfunction and diseases in which the glycine transporter GlyT1 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Craig W Lindsley, David Hallett, Scott E. Wolkenberg
  • Publication number: 20090270451
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidine compounds that inhibit the glycine transporter GlyT1 and which are useful in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glycinergic or glutamatergic neurotransmission dysfunction and diseases in which the glycine transporter GlyT1 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: MERCK & CO., INC., MERCK SHARP & DOHME LIMITED
    Inventors: David Hallett, Craig W. Lindsley, Elizabeth M. Naylor, Zhijian Zhao, Cory R. Theberge, Scott E. Wolkenberg, M. Brad Nolt
  • Publication number: 20120035214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl piperidine-based renin inhibitor compounds, and their use in treating cardiovascular events and renal insufficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: Merck Canada Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel J. McKay, Melissa Arbour, Renee Aspiotis, Austin Chen, Pierre-Andre Fournier, Michel Gallant, Yongxin Han, Helene Juteau, Patrick Lacombe, Sebastien Laliberte, Sophie Lauzon, Carmela Molinaro, Paul O'Shea, Yeeman Ramtohul, Daniel Simard, Dwight MacDonald, Bruce Mackay, Christophe Mellon, Krista Morley, Chit Tsui, Sarah Jennifer Dolman, Greg Hughes, Jacob Janey
  • Publication number: 20130040932
    Abstract: A series of substituted aryl sulfone derivatives represented by Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective amount of the instant compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treating conditions associated with, or caused by, calcium channel activity, including, for example, acute pain, chronic pain, visceral pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, itchiness, allergic dermatitis, epilepsy, diabetic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorder, bipolar disorder and stroke, comprise administering an effective amount of the present compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: Neuromed Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Neuromed Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5668159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company
    Inventors: Fuqiang Jin, Pasquale Nicholas Confalone
  • Patent number: 8557824
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, K, G, E and W
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Andree Blaukat, Ingo Kober, Wolfgang Staehle
  • Publication number: 20120022109
    Abstract: The invention relates to oxadiazole compounds of formula I. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK SERONO SA
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, Cyril Montagne, Wolfgang Sauer, Stefano Crosignani, Agnès Bombrun
  • Patent number: 4501749
    Abstract: Peripherally selective dopamine antagonists are useful in the treatment of ocular hypertension when administered topically to the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley V. Clineschmidt
  • Patent number: 6054455
    Abstract: A tachykinin receptor antagonist, in particular a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, is useful for the treatment or prevention of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis and/or prostatodynia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Harry A. Guess, Joanne Waldstreicher, Jay Dee Pearson
  • Patent number: 4757068
    Abstract: This invention relates to lactams, bicyclic lactams and related compounds which are useful as cholecystokinin antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Parsons
  • Patent number: 5880132
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating pain and nociception in a patient by administering a combination of a piperidine tachykinin antagonist and an opioid analgesic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventor: Raymond George Hill
  • Patent number: 7354935
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to radiolabeled neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists which are useful for the labeling and diagnostic imaging of neurokinin-1 receptors in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: H. Donald Burns, Wai-si Eng, Raymond E. Gibson, Terence G. Hamill
  • Patent number: 5019572
    Abstract: Imidazole compounds including imidazoles and imidazolium salts, and their use as transglutaminase inhibitors are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, John J. Baldwin, David C. Remy
  • Patent number: 6384052
    Abstract: Trisubstituted pyrroles are useful in the control of coccidiosis in poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tesfaye Bitfu, Danqing D. Feng
  • Patent number: 4505923
    Abstract: Novel ethers of hydroxy-2-benzothiazolesulfonamide are useful for the topical treatment of elevated intraocular pressure. Ophthalmic compositions include drops and inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hoffman, Jr., Otto W. Woltersdorf, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5376666
    Abstract: Novel heterocycle substituted azocycloalkane benzylimidazoles of Formula (I), which are useful as angiotensin-II antagonists, are disclosed: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: The Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company
    Inventor: John J. V. Duncia
  • Patent number: 5629324
    Abstract: Compounds of the invention have the following structure: ##STR1## for example ##STR2## These compounds inhibit thrombin and associated thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Vacca, William C. Lumma, Stephen F. Brady, Thomas J. Tucker
  • Patent number: 8802663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazole oxadiazoles derivatives of Formula (I), and their use for treating multiple sclerosis and other diseases, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, Charles Baker-Glenn, Wesley Blackaby, Chris Knight
  • Patent number: 6242446
    Abstract: Tachykinin receptor antagonists that are useful for treating or preventing attention deficit disorder, optionally associated with hyperactivity in a patient, are desclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Glatt, Mark S. Kramer, Nadia Rupniak