05-5328. Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning Trifluoromethylepinephrine Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Thereof

AGENCY:

Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. 6,825,382 entitled “Trifluoromethylepinephrine Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Thereof,” issued November 30, 2004. Foreign rights are also available (PCT/US03/05976). The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES:

Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-ZA-J, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, [phone]. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, [phone], both at telefax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Disclosed herein are trifluoromethylepinephrine compounds having the following structural forumula (I):

Wherein R¹—R⁵ are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkoxyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, acyl, thioacyl, suffonyl mercapto, alkylthio, carboxy, amino, alkylamino dialkylamino, carbamoyl, arylthio, and heteroarylthio; wherein X, Y, and Z are each independently selected from the group consisting of H or trifluoromethyl with the proviso that at least one of which is trifluoromethyl. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the trifluoromethylepinephrine compounds and methods of making and using thereof. Novel trifluoromethylepinephrine intermediates are also disclosed.

Brenda S. Bowen,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.