Skip to main content
. 2015 Oct 14;8(1):10–26. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2015.1107688

Table 3.

Patents with Freeman et al as inventors outlicensed by Harvard and Dana-Farber to BMS, Merck, Roche, Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Amplimmune, and MerckSerono

Patent Title Inventors priority date Assignee claimed subject matter
US7638492 PD-1, a receptor for B7-4, and uses therefor Wood + Freeman Aug 23, 1999 NIH immune stimulation by administration of a dysfunctional B7-4
US7635757 B7-4 polypeptides and uses therefor Freeman, Boussiotis, Chernova + Malenkovich Aug 23, 1999 NIH antibody against B7-4
US7101550 PD-1, a receptor for B7-4, and uses therefor Wood + Freeman Aug 23, 1999 NIH Immune stimulation by administration of an antibody against B7-4
US7038013 Novel B7-4 molecules and uses therefor Freeman, Boussiotis, Chernova + Malenkovich Aug 23, 1999 Dana Farber Sequence of B7-4
US6936704 Nucleic acids encoding costimulatory molecule B7-4 Freeman, Boussiotis, Chernova + Malenkovich Aug 23, 1999 NIH encoding sequence for B7-4
US6808710 Downmodulating an immune response with multivalent antibodies to PD-1 Wood + Freeman Aug 23, 1999 Dana Farber+ NIH immune downmodulation by administration of an anti PD-1 antibody
US7709214 PD-L2 Molecules: Novel PD-1 Ligands and Uses Therefor Freeman, Chernova, Malenkovich + Wood June 28, 2000 Dana Farber + Wyeth immune stimulation by adminstration of an anti-PD-L2 antibody or a dysfunctional PD-L2
US7432059 PD-L2 molecules: novel PD-1 ligands and uses therefor Freeman, Chernova, Malenkovich, Wood, Latchman + Sharpe June 28, 2000 Dana Farber+ NIH screening method
US7700301 PD-1, a receptor for B7-4, and uses therefor Wood, Freeman + Chaudhary April 02, 2001 NIH screening method
US8652465 Methods and compositions for the treatment of persistent infections Freeman, Sharpe, Dorfman, Ahmed, Barber + Wherry June 08, 2005 Dana Farber; Emory; Harvard College; NIH method of reducing viral titer by adminstration of an anti PD-L1 antibody
US8552154 HUMAN ANTI-PD-1, PD-L1, AND PD-L2 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREFOR Freeman, Ahmed, Jones, Carr + Gregson Sept 26, 2008 Dana Farber + Emory antibody (sequence specified) against PD-L1