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. 2020 Apr 19;12(1):1743517. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2020.1743517

Table A1.

A non-exhaustive list of patents related to Herceptin® (trastuzumab) as of May 2019.

Subject Patent number Date of filing Applicant Status
Chimeric Ab EP0125023 06.04.1984 Genentech Expired on 06.04.2004
Humanized Ab production EP0451216 (parent) 28.12.1989 PDL BioPharma Expired on 28.12.2009
EP0939127 Expired on 28.12.2009
EP1477497 Expired on 28.12.2009
EP1491556 Expired on 28.12.2009
EP0682040 Revoked
Basic patent EP0590058 (parent) 15.06.1992 Genentech Expired on 15.06.2012
EP1400536 Withdrawn
EP0940468 Withdrawn
Freeze-dried formulation EP0845997 (parent) 23.07.1996 Genentech Withdrawn
EP1516628 Expired on 23.07.2016. Invalid in Norway and UK.
EP2275119 Expired on 23.07.2016. Invalid in UK.
Use in treatment of malignant breast cancer, with taxoid EP1037926 (parent) 10.12.1998 Genentech Revoked. Invalid in UK.
EP1947119 Deemed to be withdrawn
EP2275450 Withdrawn
EP2277919 Withdrawn
Compositions EP1075488 (parent) 03.05.1999 Genentech Expired on 03.05.2019
EP1308455 Expired on 03.05.2019. Invalid in Belgium, UK, Germany.
EP1308456 Expired on 03.05.2019
Use in treatment (before/after surgery) EP1187632 09.05.2000 Genentech Revoked
Dosages EP1210115 (parent) 25.08.2000 Genentech Revoked. Invalid in UK.
EP2111870 Withdrawn
EP2110138 Withdrawn
Use in screened cancer patients EP1282443 (parent) 18.05.2001 Genentech Revoked
EP2116262 Withdrawn
Method for purification EP1648940 (parent) 24.06.2004 Genentech Granted. Appeal to revocation ongoing.
EP3095793 Examination in progress
Method for prevention of disulfide bond reduction EP2188302 (parent) 08.07.2008 Genentech Granted. Opposition procedure ongoing.
EP2586788 Granted. Opposition procedure ongoing.
EP3327026 Examination requested
Subcutaneous formulation EP2459167 (parent) 28.07.2010 Roche Active until 28.07.2030
EP2687202 Examination ongoing

Ab, antibody.