(19)
(11) EP 3 515 490 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/32

(21) Application number: 17853838.5

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07K 16/28(2006.01)
A61P 29/00(2006.01)
A61P 37/06(2006.01)
A61K 39/395(2006.01)
A61P 35/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C07K 16/2803; C07K 2317/24; C07K 2317/30; C07K 2317/34; A61K 2039/505; A61K 2039/507; C07K 16/2827; C07K 2317/622; C07K 2317/76; C07K 2317/92; C07K 2317/23; A61P 1/04; A61P 11/00; A61P 11/06; A61P 13/12; A61P 15/00; A61P 17/00; A61P 17/04; A61P 17/06; A61P 19/02; A61P 21/00; A61P 21/04; A61P 25/28; A61P 29/00; A61P 31/04; A61P 35/00; A61P 3/10; A61P 37/00; A61P 37/06; A61P 9/00; A61P 9/10
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/052592
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/057669 (29.03.2018 Gazette 2018/13)

(54)

ANTIBODIES AGAINST SIGNAL-REGULATORY PROTEIN ALPHA AND METHODS OF USE

ANTIKÖRPER GEGEN SIGNALREGULATORISCHES PROTEIN ALPHA UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG

ANTICORPS CONTRE LA PROTÉINE RÉGULATRICE DE SIGNAL ALPHA ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 21.09.2016 US 201662397752 P
05.06.2017 US 201762515480 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/31

(60) Divisional application:
22179377.1

(73) Proprietor: ALX Oncology Inc.
South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PONS, Jaume
    Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)
  • SIM, Bang Janet
    Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)
  • WAN, Hong
    Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)
  • KUO, Tracy Chia-Chien
    Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)
  • KAUDER, Steven Elliot
    Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)
  • HARRIMAN, William Don
    Emeryville, CA 94608-2059 (US)
  • IZQUIERDO, Shelley
    Emeryville, CA 94608-2059 (US)

(74) Representative: J A Kemp LLP 
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU
London EC1M 5QU (GB)


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