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18 Feb 2016

USPTO Granted Patent Protecting IntelGenx's Rizaport oral film for migraines

Patent protects the composition of Rizaport and will be listed in the Orange Book upon approval of the product by FDA.

IntelGenx hasy announced the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has granted a patent protecting Rizaport, an oral thin film formulation of rizatriptan benzoate for the treatment of acute migraines. This patent protects the composition of Rizaport and will be listed in the Orange Book upon approval of the product by the FDA.

The patent application, entitled "Instantly Wettable Oral Film Dosage Form Without Surfactant or Polyalcohol" covers rapidly disintegrating film oral dosage forms and is expected to be valid until 2034 once granted.

"Rizaport is the first patent allowed for an oral film for the treatment of migraine," said Dr Horst G. Zerbe, President and CEO of IntelGenx. "We are committed to bringing Rizaport to market as soon as possible as we believe it will be a beneficial treatment for patients suffering from migraines. The patent allowance is one more systematic step towards strengthening our patent portfolio supporting IntelGenx's proprietary VersaFilm technology. This will now further enable IntelGenx to accelerate our ongoing partnering efforts in the US and abroad."

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