Patent granted in India to Turnstone Limited Partnership
Patent number 370147 has been granted to Turnstone Limited Partnership, that is titled ‘Oncolytic Rhabdovirus’. During the patent prosecution, the patent examiner objected to this patent under section 3(d) of the Indian Patents Act. The patent applicant responded to this objection by stating that the controller fails to mention the identification of the specific ‘known substance’ and does not clarify or reason as to how the claimed invention is a new form or a derivative of the alleged ‘known’ substance. This patent falls under the category of Biotechnology. Overall, this patent covers composition and methods related to Maraba virus that possesses tumor cell killing properties in vitro and in vivo, used for anti- cancer therapeutics.