Additional Relevant Details United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/313,258 (the ‘258 application). The allowed claims are for methods of treating female sexual dysfunction using the formulation and dose used in Palatin’s ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials and commercialization upon FDA approval.

Once issued, the patent is expected to expire no earlier than November 2033, and will further enhance Palatin’s key bremelanotide patent family, which includes U.S. Patent Nos. 6,579,968 and 6,794,489, which expire in June 2020 before patent term extensions. Each of these patents contain composition and method of use claims covering bremelanotide.