CERo Therapeutics Receives Notice of Allowance from U.S. Patent and Trade Office on Composition of Matter and Method of Use for CER-1236 in Cancer with Expected Protection Through 2041
Additional patent granted from the Japanese patent office now results in 20 granted patents and allowed applications covering the compound and its underlying technology
SOUTH SAN FRANSCISCO, Calif., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: CERO) (“CERo” or the “Company”) an innovative cellular immunotherapy company seeking to advance the next generation of engineered T cell therapeutics that employ phagocytic mechanisms, announces the Company received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Application 19/019,111. The patent that will issue will provide the Company with both composition of matter protection for CER-1236 and protection for the use of CER-1236 to treat cancer, through 2041. Upon issuance, this patent will provide the most comprehensive protection specific to CER-1236 to date.
The Company also obtained a patent in Japan, which provides protection for the CER platform.The newly allowed U.S. application and issued Japanese patent join 17 other patents and another allowed application, bringing the total to 18 patents and 2 allowed applications covering CER-1236 and its platform technology internationally.
“Our intellectual property portfolio is stronger than ever, with our lead compound now receiving the Notice of Allowance in the United States. Combined with our recent announcements of Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations from the FDA, we are in a strong regulatory position with regard to exclusivity. We are also continuing to make important progress in our ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial and look forward to continued updates on all developments,” said CERo Therapeutics CEO Chris Ehrlich.
About CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
CERo is an innovative immunotherapy company advancing the development of next generation engineered T cell therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Its proprietary approach to T cell engineering, which enables it to integrate certain desirable characteristics of both innate and adaptive immunity into a single therapeutic construct, is designed to engage the body’s full immune repertoire to achieve optimized cancer therapy. This novel cellular immunotherapy platform is expected to redirect patient-derived T cells to eliminate tumors by building in engulfment pathways that employ phagocytic mechanisms to destroy cancer cells, creating what CERo refers to as Chimeric Engulfment Receptor T cells (“CER-T”). CERo believes the differentiated activity of CER-T cells may offer advantages compared with currently approved CAR-T therapies and could potentially extend the reach of cellular immunotherapy to both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. CERo has commenced clinical trials for its lead product candidate CER-1236 for hematological malignancies.
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Contact:
Chris Ehrlich
Chief Executive Officer
chris@cero.bio
Investors:
CORE IR
investors@cero.bio
