Manuka Inc. (MNKA)

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ATMS something from today's filing; Patents!

As part of our License Agreement, we have obtained a license relating to a family of patent applications derived from a single Patent Cooperation Treaty application filed on April 17, 2013. Specifically, U.S. patent application No. 14/394,973, which is jointly assigned to Hadasit and RDC, has been licensed to us. The claims of this patent application that were deemed allowable are directed to methods of treating a herpes viral infection or suppressing herpes viral replication (method of use claims). Additionally, a continuation application of U.S. patent serial No. 15/361150 was filed on November 25, 2016 with claims directed specifically to methods of treatment of HCMV. This patent will be due to expire on April 17, 2033. Importantly, there are pending counterpart patent applications in Europe and Japan.