BINDING MOLECULES FOR BCMA AND CD3
Patent Abstract / Summary
[0001] The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
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Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH
Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 München
DEAmgen Inc.
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320-1799
USAmgen, Inc
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799
USInventors (10)
KUFER, Peter
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DERAUM, Tobias
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DEHOFFMANN, Patrick
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DEKISCHEL, Roman
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DELUTTERBUESE, Ralf
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DERAU, Doris
c/o Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2
DEADAM, Paul
c/o Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Corporate Patents
DEBORGES, Eric
c/o Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Corporate Patents
DEHEBEIS, Barbara
c/o Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Corporate Patents
DEHIPP, Susanne
c/o Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Corporate Patents
DERepresentatives / Agents
Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Ganghoferstraße 68 B, 80339 München
DECarpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row, London WC1B 5HA
GBHoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB, Arabellastraße 30
DEKey Procedural Dates
Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP3611193 under EPC Article 99.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, US
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
2026-08-26
AbbVie Inc.
1 North Waukegan Road, US
Hoffmann Eitle
2026-09-18
STRAWMAN LIMITED
Office 9, Dalton House, GB
Hoffmann Eitle
2026-10-06
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