Prospective Grant of Exclusive License, Inter-Institutional Agreement-Institution Lead: Antibody Specifically Binding to Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Antigen and Use Thereof
Published Date: 10/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases plans to give Korea National Institute of Health an exclusive license to develop and sell a special antibody that targets a dangerous virus causing severe fever and low platelets. This deal helps speed up turning the invention into real-world treatments. Comments or license requests must be sent by October 26, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Exclusive License To Korea National Institute
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases plans to grant an exclusive, sublicensable patent license to Korea National Institute of Health for Korean Patent Application No. 10-2025-0196127 (filed December 11, 2025) covering antibodies that bind the SFTS virus antigen. Consolidation of these co-owned rights is intended to give Korea National Institute of Health the sole right to commercialize the invention.
Intended Faster Development of SFTS Treatments
The notice states that consolidating the co-owned patent rights is intended to expedite development of the invention, which covers novel antibodies and diagnostic and pharmaceutical compositions for prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, or treatment of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) virus infection. This aims to speed commercial development of SFTS-related treatments and diagnostics.
Royalty Terms, Comment Deadline, and Confidentiality
The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and sublicensable (with sublicenses subject to 37 CFR part 404). Written comments or license applications must be received by October 26, 2026 to be considered; comments and objections (other than license applications) will not be treated confidentially and may be made publicly available, while license applications are presumed to contain confidential business information and will be released only as required under the Freedom of Information Act.
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