Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Orexigen Therapeutics Announces Receipt of Notice of Allowance for Its Fourth U.S. Patent on Contrave

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity and other central nervous system-related disorders, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for what the Company refers to as the "Weber/Cowley methods patent" (U.S. patent application no.11/356,839) which provides coverage for Contrave(R), the Company's lead obesity product candidate now in Phase 3 clinical trials.

The details can be read here.

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