PCV2 Vaccine Patent - NDSU Research Foundation
Summary
The European Patent Office published EP4007601A2, a patent for a Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) vaccine, granted to NDSU Research Foundation and Biological Mimetics, Inc. The patent covers vaccine compositions including live attenuated virus formulations and associated methods. Validated in 38 designated European states.
What changed
The EPO published European Patent EP4007601A2 for a PCV2 (Porcine Circovirus Type 2) vaccine developed by NDSU Research Foundation and Biological Mimetics, Inc. The patent (Inventors: RAMAMOORTHY, Sheela; NARA, Peter) covers vaccine compositions including live attenuated virus formulations classified under IPC codes A61K 39/12, C07K 14/005, and C12N 7/00. The patent is validated in 38 designated contracting states including DE, FR, GB, IT, ES, NL, and others.\n\nPatent holders and biotechnology companies should note that this granted patent establishes IP rights that may affect competitive vaccine development in the PCV2 space. Third parties wishing to develop similar vaccines may need licensing agreements. This is a routine patent publication with no compliance deadlines or regulatory obligations.
Source document (simplified)
A PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 (PCV2) VACCINE
Publication EP4007601A2 Kind: A2 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
NDSU Research Foundation, Biological Mimetics, Inc.
Inventors
RAMAMOORTHY, Sheela, NARA, Peter
IPC Classifications
A61K 39/12 20060101AFI20230705BHEP A61K 39/385 20060101ALI20230705BHEP A61K 39/39 20060101ALI20230705BHEP A61P 31/12 20060101ALI20230705BHEP C07K 14/005 20060101ALI20230705BHEP C12N 7/00 20060101ALI20230705BHEP C12N 7/04 20060101ALI20230705BHEP C12N 15/86 20060101ALI20230705BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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