RedHill Biopharma (RDHL) said Monday it has received allowance for the composition-of-matter patent application for its proprietary investigational compound RHB-107, a potential oral treatment for COVID-19, from the China National Intellectual Property Administration.
The patent protects the molecular structure of the compound and includes coverage for treatment of SARS-CoV-2, including wild-type and emerging variants, the company said.
RedHill said it acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to RHB-107, excluding China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao, from Germany's Heidelberg Pharma AG, for all indications.
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