CELZ Patents
ED Patent. CMH acquired the use patent application for treatment of ED by stem cell therapy in July 2011 and prosecuted the application until the ED patent was issued in 2013. We have closed a Patent Purchase Agreement dated February 2, 2016, with CMH to acquire the ED patent and related know-how and technology for 64,666,667 shares of our common stock. The assignment documents have been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Lower Back Pain Patent. StemSpine, LLC acquired U.S. Patent No. 9,598,673 covering use of various stem cells for treatment of lower back pain (the “ Patent ”). The inventors of the Patent were Thomas Ichim, PhD and Amit Patel, MD, each a director of the Company, CMT, and CMH, and Annette Marleau, PhD, a Vice-President of the Company. The managers of StemSpine are Timothy Warbington, Donald Dickerson, and CMH. The Patent was issued on March 21, 2017.
Immune System Cells for Stimulation of Perispinal Angiogenesis Application. The two patent applications, No. 62520773 and No. 62513670, filed on June 16, 2017 and June 1,, 2017, respectively, cover the novel use of cells, conventionally known as immune system cells, to stimulate formation of new blood vessels, a process termed angiogenesis. Several studies support the notion that patients suffering from lower back pain exhibit a reduction in blood flow to the lower back area. The Company has data supporting the use of immune cells from both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system for stimulation of new blood vessel formation, which is believed to be beneficial for overcoming circulation defects in patients with lower back pain
Multipotent Amniotic Fetal Stem Cells License Agreement. On August 25, 2016, CMT entered into a License Agreement dated August 25, 2016, with The Regents of The University of California, represented by its San Diego campus of the University of California, San Diego, Office of Innovation and Commercialization. This license agreement grants to CMT the exclusive right to all products derived from U.S. Patent No. 7,569,385 for use of multipotent amniotic fetal stem cells composition of matter throughout the world during the period ending on the expiration date of the longest-lived patent rights under the patent. The license agreement also permits CMT to grant sublicenses. Under the terms of the license agreement, CMT is required to diligently develop, manufacture, and sell any products licensed under the agreement. We are required to pay the University an initial license fee within 30 days of entering into the agreement. We are also required to pay annual license maintenance fees on each anniversary date of the agreement, which maintenance fees would be credited toward any earned royalties for any given period. The License Agreement provides for payment of various milestone payments, which in the aggregate are estimated at approximately $2,000,000, and earned royalties on the net sales of licensed products by CMT or any sublicensee of between approximately 5% and 20%. CMT is also required to reimburse the University for any future costs associated with maintaining the patent. CMT may terminate the license agreement for any reason upon 90 days’ written notice and the University may terminate the agreement in the event CMT fails to meet its obligations set forth therein, unless the breach is cured within 30 days of the notice from the University specifying the breach. CMT is also obligated to indemnify the University against claims arising due to the exercise of the license by CMT or any sublicensee. CMT is also required to maintain adequate general liability insurance.
Multipotent Amniotic Fetal Stem Cells for Stroke Therapy Application. On Dec. 13, 2016 CMT filed US patent application #62/400557 entitled “Treatment of Stroke by Amniotic Fluid Derived Stem Cell Conditioned Media and Products Derived Thereof.”. The patent application covers the use of the Company’s newly licensed AmnioStem stem cell as a production means for generation of nanoparticles termed “exosomes,” which regenerate damaged brain tissue after stroke.
Multipotent Amniotic Fetal Stem Cells for Radiation Toxicity Application. On April 4 2017 CMT filed a US patent application covering the use of its AmnioStem Universal Donor stem cell product as a treatment of radiation toxicity. We plan to leverage the ability of its amniotic fluid based stem cell product to induce a process termed “neurogenesis” in which specific areas of the brain are activated to repair damaged tissue.
AmnioStem™ Mediated Immune Reprogramming for Stroke Application. On May 24, 2017 CMT filed a US patent application covering a novel means of suppressing inflammation associated with stroke by reprogramming immune cells of the stroke victim. The patent application teaches ways of using the Company’s patented AmnioStem™ allogeneic stem cell to ‘educate’ immune cells from stroke patients so as to reduce inflammation associated with stroke. By reducing inflammation, the Company plans to develop novel means of increasing efficacy of therapeutic agents in stroke patients.
Synergy between intradiscal stem cell injection subsequent to stimulation of perispinal angiogenesis. On June 7, 2017 we filed a US patent application covering synergy between intradiscal stem cell injection subsequent to stimulation of perispinal angiogenesis. This patent expands on the Company’s issued US Patent #9,598,673, which covers treatment of lower back pain by injection of stem cells into muscles surrounding the lower back to stimulate new blood vessel formation (angiogenesis). Nutrition of the avascular intervertebral disc occurs by diffusion through the vertebral endplates from the blood vessels in the vertebral bodies above and below the disc. In many patients with lower back pain, cholesterol plaques in the wall of the aorta obliterate orifices of lumbar and middle sacral arteries and decrease blood supply of the lumbar spine and its surrounding structures. As a result, structures with precarious nutrient supply, such as the intervertebral discs, gradually degenerate. We plan to employ the new technology to modify the environment in the disc, so as to give the injected stem cells optimal conditions for regeneration
Immune Modulatory Cells for Stimulation of Perispinal Angiogenesis to Induce Regeneration of Degenerated Discs. On June 24, 2017 we announced the filing of intellectual property covering data supporting the use of immune system cells for stimulation of perispinal angiogenesis as a means of treating patients with lower back pain, as well as supporting intradiscal stem cell administration in patients suffering from degenerative disc disease. The two patent applications, No. 62520773 and No. 62513670, filed on June 16th and June 1st, respectively, cover the novel use of cells, conventionally known as immune system cells, to stimulate formation of new blood vessels, a process termed angiogenesis.
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells as a Substrate for Enhancement of Neuroregenerative Therapy Application. On October 11, 2017 CMT filed a US patent application covering the use of a combination of an FDA approved drug together with the patient’s own bone marrow derived stem cells for the treatment of stroke. The patent covers the use of the patient’s bone marrow stem cells, together with an FDA approved drug, to stimulate the naturally occurring regenerative processes after certain types of strokes. We plan to we augment the naturally occurring approach by extracting stem cells from the bone marrow, placing them in circulation, and administering an FDA approved drug to enhance their activity
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