Nucleic acid molecules and multimeric proteins capable of binding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF traps are disclosed which are therapeutically useful for treating VEGF-associated conditions and diseases, and are specifically designed for local administration to specific organs, tissues, and/or cells.
Inventor(s):
Thomas J. Daly, James P. Fandl, Nicholas J. Papadopoulos
United States Patent 7,279,159: Claims, Scope, Expiration, and US Patent Landscape
US Patent 7,279,159 is a litigated US patent with a defined claim set that is central to assessing freedom-to-operate (FTO) around the claimed subject matter. The US landscape analysis turns on (1) the claim construction posture in enforcement and invalidity proceedings, (2) the filing and priority chain that governs term and potential terminal disclaimers, and (3) whether later patents recapture the same technical features via obvious variants or continuation strategy.
Critical point for FTO and licensing: without the asserted independent claims’ exact text (and the prosecution history record for those claims), the enforceable scope cannot be mapped with sufficient specificity to determine whether a competing formulation, manufacturing method, or process step reads on the patent.
Result: No complete, accurate claim-by-claim analysis or landscape mapping can be produced from the information provided.
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