Canntab Therapeutics Files 11 Patent Applications Related to Pharmaceutical Cannabis

April 26, 2018 9:00 AM EDT | Source: Canntab Therapeutics Limited

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 26, 2018) - Canntab Therapeutics Limited (CSE: PILL) (formerly Telferscot Resources Inc.) ("Canntab" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it continues to expand its extensive intellectual property portfolio through the recent filing of 3 additional US patent applications and 1 international (Patent Cooperation Treaty or "PCT") application. Canntab's portfolio now includes 11 patent applications in the United States and internationally. These filings, which include 7 non-provisional US patent application and 4 PCT patent applications, build on Canntab's growing intellectual property portfolio, which already included 7 provisional US patent applications and 10 trademark applications in the United States and Canada. The patent applications that were filed pertain to a variety of Canntab's innovative technologies related to oral dosage formulations of pharmaceutical cannabis, including:

  • Sustained Release Cannabinoid Formulations;
  • Immediate Release Cannabidiol Formulations;
  • Modified-Release Multi-Layer Cannabinoid Formulations;
  • Flash-Melt Cannabinoid Formulations; and
  • Bi-layer Cannabinoid Tablets.

These patent applications are part of Canntab's concerted strategy to develop a comprehensive intellectual property portfolio which covers the company's technology and formulations related to pharmaceutical preparations which contain natural or synthetic cannabinoids. Canntab is currently developing a number of products which utilize this technology, which includes a variety of extended released tablets containing a mixture of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol) that can be used to treat a number of ailments, such as

  • sleep disorders;
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
  • social anxiety;
  • addiction;
  • arthritis;
  • general pain; and
  • the pain management and appetite loss associated with cancer treatments.

Canntab is currently in the midst of seeking approval from Health Canada for its extended release tablets and making batches of the tablets for third-party clinical trials in Canada. The company also plans to enter the United States market by obtaining a manufacturing and distributors license in certain US states.

About Canntab

Canntab Therapeutics Limited is a Canadian cannabis oral dosage formulation company based in Markham Ontario, engaged in the research and development of advanced pharmaceutical grade formulations of cannabinoids. Canntab has developed in-house technology to deliver standardized medical cannabis extract from selective strains in a variety of extended/sustained release pharmaceutical dosages for therapeutic use. Simply put, Canntab's mission is to put the "Medical" into medicinal cannabis!

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Canntab Therapeutics Limited
Richard Goldstein, CFO
Office: 416 957-6303
info@canntab.ca

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