Dicot has submitted an international patent application through the Patent Cooperation Treaty, enabling for protection in 157 countries. The patent application covers drug substances in development and their manufacturing methods. Dicot has filed a patent application through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) covering 157 countries, encompassing all key markets.

The application includes relevant drug substances currently in development, their composition, and their manufacturing methods. Granted patents will provide comprehensive protection for Dicot's drug candidate, LIB-01. But the application itself already offers indirect protection in all these markets throughout the process.

A PCT application is initially reviewed by a patent authority selected by the company. The authority's opinion then forms the basis for further handling by the respective authorities responsible for the various markets the company decides to pursue. The PCT process significantly streamlines the procedure and makes it more cost-effective, and it is used by most leading pharmaceutical companies.

Dicot has chosen the European Patent Office as the first reviewing authority, which also allows for a shorter lead time regarding granted patents in Europe. Although the USA is included in the PCT application, Dicot has also submitted the same patent application directly to the United States Patent and Trademark Office through a fast-track program called the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). This is done with the aim of expediting the grant of a patent in what the company considers a key market.

The same patent application was previously submitted to the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, enabling the PPH application strategy.