On March 29, 2014 Nordic Nanovector reported that the European Patent Office has granted patent no. 2528627, entitled "RADIOIMMUNOCONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF" (Press release Nordic Nanovector, MAR 19, 2014, View Source [SID:1234500624]). The issued claims cover Nordic Nanovector’s proprietary radioimmunotherapy technology including the company’s lead product candidate Betalutin. The expiry date for the patent is 2031.

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"The granting of this patent is an important step in securing market protection of our investment in Betalutin, which is currently being developed as a treatment for patients with relapsed B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma," said Jan A. Alfheim, Chief Executive Officer. "We now have patent protection for Betalutin in the two most important geographical markets for radio-immunotherapies, the USA and Europe."