Acurx Pharma Granted Korean Patent For DNA Polymerase IIIC Inhibitors Including Compositions‑Of‑Matter, Methods Of Use, And Pharmaceutical Compositions

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of small molecule antibiotics for difficult‑to‑treat bacterial infections, today announced that the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has granted a new patent which covers DNA Polymerase IIIC inhibitors including compositions‑of‑matter, methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions, which further strengthen Acurx's intellectual property portfolio and represents the most recent addition to its expanding series of granted patents in the U.S. and abroad. To date, Acurx has secured four U.S. patents, along with granted patents in Israel, Japan, India, Australia and Korea, all of which protect key aspects of the Company's ACX‑375C program targeting DNA Polymerase IIIC. Additional country‑level patent applications remain under review.