Anixa Biosciences Receives A Notice Of Allowance From The United States Patent And Trademark Office For A New Patent Application Covering Its Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T Cell Technology

- Anixa Biosciences, Inc. ("Anixa" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a new patent application covering its chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T) technology.

The allowed claims in this patent encompass core methods and compositions that are fundamental to Anixa's innovative CAR-T approach. Anixa's CAR-T platform is specifically designed to address the long-standing challenges of applying CAR-T therapies to solid tumors, positioning the program as a potential breakthrough in immuno-oncology. This patent, along with others, was granted to The Wistar Institute and exclusively licensed to Anixa Biosciences. Anixa's CAR-T technology is currently in a clinical trial at Moffitt Cancer Center, treating recurrent ovarian cancer patients.

Dr. Amit Kumar, Chairman and CEO of Anixa Biosciences, stated, "This Notice of Allowance further strengthens our growing intellectual property portfolio and reinforces the potential of our robust CAR-T program. Securing foundational patent protection is a vital step in supporting the program's future success and in driving the development of next-generation immunotherapies with the potential to deliver transformative outcomes for patients."