Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Issuance of Patents Covering its Novel Toll-like Receptor-Targeted Compounds and Their Use

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA) today announced the issuance of patents covering its novel Toll-like Receptor (TLR) - targeted compounds. The Company’s TLR-targeted compounds are based on synthetic DNA and RNA, which it refers to as immune modulatory oligonucleotides, or IMO®. Idera’s intellectual property portfolio contains over 500 patents and patent applications worldwide, which includes claims for TLR-targeted compounds, second-generation antisense chemistry, and oral delivery of certain oligonucleotides.