(19)
(11) EP 3 758 729 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:
11.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/50

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/45

(21) Application number: 19758302.4

(22) Date of filing: 26.02.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 38/00(2006.01)
C07K 14/54(2006.01)
A61P 35/00(2006.01)
A61K 38/20(2006.01)
C12N 15/24(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C07K 14/5443; A61K 38/2086; A61P 35/00; A61K 47/60
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/019637
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/165453 (29.08.2019 Gazette 2019/35)

(54)

IL-15 CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF

IL-15-KONJUGATE UND VERWENDUNGEN DAVON

CONJUGUÉS D'IL-15 ET LEURS UTILISATIONS


(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:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 26.02.2018 US 201862635133 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/01

(60) Divisional application:
24210822.3

(73) Proprietor: Synthorx, Inc.
Bridgewater NJ 08807 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CAFFARO, Carolina E.
    La Jolla, California 92037 (US)
  • PTACIN, Jerod
    La Jolla, California 92037 (US)
  • MILLA, Marcos
    La Jolla, California 92037 (US)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30
81925 München
81925 München (DE)


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