Patent number: 8551984
Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2010
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2013
Assignees:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck Canada Inc.
Inventors:
Michael D. Altman, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth L. Arrington, Jason Burch, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Bernard Cote, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Anthony Donofrio, Kristina Dupont-Gaudet, John Michael Ellis, Christian Fischer, Daniel Guay, David Joseph Guerin, Andrew M. Haidle, Solomon Kattar, Sandra Lee Knowles, Chaomin Li, Jongwon Lim, Michelle R. Machacek, Alan B. Northrup, Brendan M. O'Boyle, Ryan D. Otte, Michael H. Reutershan, Eric Romeo, Adam J. Schell, Tony Siu, Kerrie B. Spencer, Brandon M. Taoka, B. Wesley Trotter, Hua Zhou