VANCOUVER, British Columbia / Oct 15, 2024 / Business Wire / Alpha Cognition Inc. (CSE: ACOG) (OTCQB: ACOGF) (Alpha Cognition “ACI”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for patent application No. 18/434,155, entitled “Coated Tablets for pH-Dependent Release of benzgalantamine,” which includes claims covering tablet forms of benzgalantamine (ZUNVEYL). This composition of matter patent, once issued, provides protection for the current formulation of ZUNVEYL and complements other patents that the company holds for benzgalantamine and provides protection in the United States through 2044. A Notice of Allowance is issued after the USPTO makes the determination that the claimed invention is patentable, and a patent should be granted from an application.

This Notice of Allowance is a critical milestone in our mission to develop transformative therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. It not only recognizes the innovative nature of our research but also strengthens the Company’s ability to extend patent life beyond 2042 to 2044 in the United States market. The Company plans to pursue patent approvals throughout territories in the rest of the world for this invention.

"Allowance of this composition-of-matter patent application, covering a tablet form of benzgalantamine, provides another important layer of proprietary intellectual property protection for our lead asset, ZUNVEYL, an FDA-approved medication for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease," said Michael McFadden, Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Cognition.

About Alpha Cognition Inc.

Alpha Cognition Inc. is a pre-commercial stage, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Cognitive Impairment with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (“mTBI”), for which there are currently no approved treatment options.

ZUNVEYL is a patented drug approved as a new generation acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, with expected minimal gastrointestinal side effects. ZUNVEYL’s active metabolite is differentiated from donepezil and rivastigmine in that it improves the function of neuronal nicotinic receptors, most notably the alpha-7 subtype, which is known to have a positive effect on cognition. Benzgalantamine is also being developed in combination with memantine to treat moderate to severe Alzheimer’s dementia, and as an intranasal formulation for Cognitive Impairment with mTBI, which latter candidate is expected to be out-licensed to Alpha Seven Therapeutics Inc. (“Alpha Seven”) a newly incorporated related entity.

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