Helperby Therapeutics Antimicrobial Combination Patent - Three Agents
Summary
USPTO published Helperby Therapeutics' patent application for antimicrobial combination therapy comprising three distinct antimicrobial agents. The invention covers combinations including ceftazidime, polymyxins, zidovudine, doxycycline, fosfomycin, levofloxacin, meropenem, rifampicin, and gentamicin for treating bacterial infections. This application was filed September 20, 2023.
What changed
USPTO published Helperby Therapeutics' patent application disclosing an antimicrobial combination comprising three distinct antimicrobial agents. The first agent is selected from ceftazidime, polymyxin E, polymyxin B, or derivatives thereof; the second from zidovudine, doxycycline, fosfomycin, or derivatives; and the third from levofloxacin, doxycycline, fosfomycin, meropenem, rifampicin, gentamicin, polymyxin B/E, or derivatives. The application excludes certain prohibited combinations.
Pharmaceutical companies developing antimicrobial therapies should monitor this application as it may affect competitive landscape and licensing strategies. If granted, the patent could create IP barriers for similar combination products.
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- Monitor for patent grant status updates
- Review freedom-to-operate for antimicrobial combination products
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ANTIMICROBIAL COMBINATIONS
Application US20260097045A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
Helperby Therapeutics Limited
Inventors
Robert J H Hammond, Anthony Coates, Yanmin Hu
Abstract
The present invention provides an antimicrobial combination comprising three different antimicrobial agents The first antimicrobial agent is selected from ceftazidime, polymyxin E, polymyxin B, and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof; the second antimicrobial agent is selected from zidovudine, doxycycline, fosfomycin and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof; and the third antimicrobial agent is selected from levofloxacin, doxycycline, fosfomycin, meropenem, rifampicin, gentamicin, polymyxin B/E, and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof; wherein the combination includes at least one of levofloxacin, doxycycline, rifampicin, fosfomycin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof; provided the combination is not (1) polymyxin E/B, zidovudine and rifampicin or (2) ceftazidime, zidovudine and fosfomycin. Also provided is an antimicrobial combination comprising three antimicrobial agents, wherein the first antimicrobial agent is ceftazidime or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof; the second antimicrobial agent is zidovudine or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof; and the third antimicrobial agent is polymyxin E or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
CPC Classifications
A61K 31/546 A61K 31/407 A61K 31/65 A61K 31/665 A61K 31/7072 A61K 38/12 A61P 31/04
Filing Date
2023-09-20
Application No.
19113206
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