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Forward Pharma Receives Issue Notification for Erosion Matrix Patent in the U.S.
"This is further evidence of the progress we are making in our intellectual property estate. With patent protection extending into 2030 in the U.S., we believe that we have now established a long runway for our novel formulation of DMF, FP187," commented
The USPTO examiner allowed the erosion matrix patent application after considering opposition papers, including those of
Additional information on the patent, including the issue notification, is available by accessing the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) website http://pair.uspto.gov under patent application 13/143,498 entitled "Pharmaceutical formulation comprising one or more fumaric acid esters in an erosion matrix" (patent number 8,906,420).
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