Patents and Patent Applications

Farmacule's intellectual property portfolio provides the basis for its competitive advantage and encompasses five patents and patent applications in addition to proprietary know-how.

Patents have been granted or applied for in all major markets (including the European Union, United States, China, India and Japan) to protect the key intellectual property relating to the INPACT technology.

Under a licence agreement with QUT, Farmacule has exclusive worldwide rights to use and sublicence the core technology and related technologies to other parties.

The patents and patent applications under the “Intellectual Property Licence Agreement” between QUT and Farmacule BioIndustries are as follows:

A construct capable of release in closed circular form from a larger nucleotide sequence permitting site specific expression and/or developmentally regulated expression of selected genetic sequences (i.e. the INPACT patent)

• International Patent Application No. PCT/AU01/00349 (filed 28 March 2001)
  • Issued:
    • African Nations (ARIPO) Patent No. AP1645
    • Australian Patent No. 2001243939
    • European Patent No. 1282697
    • Indonesian Patent No. ID0017479
    • New Zealand Patent No. 521488
    • South African Patent No. 2002/7488
  • Pending:
    • Brazilian Patent No. PI0109522.6
    • Canadian Patent Application No. 2404471
    • Chinese Patent Application No. 01808621.7
    • Columbian Patent Application No. 02087192
    • Indian Patent Application No. IN/2002/01020
    • Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-570714
    • Mexican Patent Application No. PA/A/2002/009339
    • USA Patent Application No. 10/168,653

Transcription control element, chimeric constructs and uses thereof

• International Patent Application No. PCT/AU2003/00919
  • Pending:
    • Australian Patent Application No. 2003243838
    • European Patent Application No. 03763519.0
    • USA Patent Application No. 10/521,571

DNA Promoter Sequences Derived from Banana Bunchy Top virus

• International Patent Application No. PCT/AU98/00786
  • Issued:
    • Australian Patent No. 736012 (2001/1998)

Intergenic regions of banana bunchy top virus

• International Patent Application No. PCT/AU96/00335
  • Issued:
    • Australian Patent No. 697307
    • USA Patent No. 6,127, 604
    • NZ Patent No. 308415

DNA sequences of banana bunchy top virus

• International Patent Application No. PCT/AU95/00311
  • Issued:
    • Australian Patent No. 712544
    • USA Patent No. 5,756,708