Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (AUPH)

[biotech_researcher]

Looks like they are go after the dosing protocol, meaning you can’t patent whether you take one pill after lunch, and one after dinner. Thought it was fishy when the Peter described it.

VICTORIA, British Columbia and ROCKVILLE, Md.Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”) today received notice regarding the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision to institute trial on the Inter Partes review (“IPR”) filed by Sun Pharmaceuticals, directed at U.S. Patent No. 10,286,036. This patent is related to the LUPKYNIS® dosing protocol for lupus nephritis.


“While this decision is disappointing, as we have stated from the start of his process, we will vigorously defend this patent,” said Peter Greenleaf, President and CEO, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals. “This patent already had significant review at the USPTO before being approved as being a valid patent by that office and we are fully prepared to continue legal proceedings to protect our intellectual property.”