Japan Patent Allowance for RECCE® Anti-Infectives

Recce Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q), (Recce or the Company) the Company developing a New Class of Synthetic Anti-Infectives, is pleased to announce the receipt of a notice of allowance from the Japan Patent Office for Patent Family 4 for Recce’s Anti-infectives, expiry 2041.

The Japan Patent claims relate to RECCE® 327 (R327) and RECCE® 529 (R529), most notably:

• Process for preparation of RECCE® anti-infectives
• Use of R327/R529 for the treatment of disease, particularly in treatment of bacterial infections, viral infections and more
  • Specifically, further validating RECCE® anti-infectives from studies in Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), Diabetic Foot Infections (DFI), Burn Wounds, Lung Infections (including Ventilator-associated pneumonia/Hospital-acquired pneumonia), Urinary Tract Infections, Gonorrhoea, Influenza, SARS-CoV2
• Administration by oral, inhalation, transdermal delivery or by injection
• (into the bloodstream, intramuscular and/or intravenous)
• Administration may also be applied as an aerosol, gel, topical foam or ointment (or impregnated into a dressing for application to skin or mucous membranes for transdermal or transmucosal delivery)

This is the fourth Family 4 patent, alongside Australia, Canada and Israel, with further Patent Cooperation Treaty Country (PCT) submissions in respective stages of review/allowed.

Japan is the third largest pharmaceutical market in the world¹, with a share of approximately 5% of the global pharmaceutical market.² The antibiotic resistance market in Japan is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 411.3 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 6.1% is expected of the Japanese antibiotic resistance market from 2024 to 2030.³

Recce Pharmaceuticals’ Chief Executive Officer, James Graham said: “We are encouraged by the Japan Patent Office’s formal recognition of Recce’s New Class of Anti-Infectives. Global patent protection underscores our commitment to addressing critical unmet medical needs with innovative therapies. We are well-positioned to deliver meaningful solutions for patients worldwide.”

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