Akebia Therapeutics Granted New Patent And Listed In Orange Book; Notified Of Eligibility To Extend Expiration Of Composition Of Matter Patent Covering Vafseo

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

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Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that a new patent has been granted and listed in the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) and it has been notified of eligibility to extend the expiration of a composition of matter patent covering Vafseo® (vadadustat). The new patent and 5-year extension eligibility strengthen Akebia's vadadustat intellectual property portfolio, which now includes 14 patents listed in the Orange Book with expiration dates out to 2036.