Nutriband Receives Certificate of Registration for Trademark covering Pharmaceutical and Product Research and Development.

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nutriband Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRB) (NASDAQ:NTRBW), a developer of transdermal pharmaceutical products, today announced that it received the Certificate of Registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb 18, 2025, for trademark registration Number 7,692,920, covering the mark "Nutriband™." The Trademark registration covers Goods/Services: Class: 042 Product research and development, scientific research and development; biochemical research and development; pharmaceutical research and development.

The Nutriband™ trademark is integral to the commercialization of the Company's platform technology AVERSA which can be incorporated into transdermal patches to prevent the abuse, diversion, misuse, and accidental exposure of drugs with abuse potential. Nutriband's lead product under development is AVERSA™ Fentanyl, an abuse deterrent fentanyl transdermal system.

Nutriband, in partnership with Kindeva Drug Delivery, is progressing towards completing the scale-up of the commercial manufacturing process for AVERSA™ Fentanyl, the first product under the AVERSA Platform that the company intends to submit for FDA approval.

According to a market analysis report by Health Advances, AVERSA™ Fentanyl has the potential to reach peak annual U.S. sales of $80 million to $200 million. This reflects the significant impact that AVERSA™ technology could have on the market for abuse deterrent pharmaceutical products.

About AVERSA™ Technology

Nutriband's AVERSA™ abuse deterrent transdermal technology is designed to incorporate aversive agents into transdermal patches, deterring abuse by making the experience unpleasant. This technology is especially significant for drugs like fentanyl, which have a high potential for abuse. AVERSA™ aims to ensure that these essential medications remain accessible to patients who need them while enhancing their safety profiles. The AVERSA™ technology is supported by a robust intellectual property portfolio, with patents granted in the United States and several other countries including Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada, Mexico, and Australia.

About Nutriband Inc.

Nutriband Inc. is primarily engaged in developing a portfolio of transdermal pharmaceutical products. The Company's lead product in development is an abuse deterrent fentanyl patch that incorporates AVERSA™ technology. This technology can be integrated into any transdermal patch to prevent the abuse, misuse, diversion, and accidental exposure of drugs with abuse potential.

The Company's website is www.nutriband.com. Any material contained in or derived from the Company's websites, or any other website is not part of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements containing the words ‘'believes,'' "anticipates," "expects" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in its forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those including the Company's ability to develop its proposed abuse deterrent fentanyl transdermal system and other proposed products, its ability to obtain patent protection for its abuse technology, its ability to obtain the necessary financing to develop products and conduct the necessary clinical testing, its ability to obtain Federal Food and Drug Administration approval to market any product it may develop in the United States and to obtain any other regulatory approval necessary to market any product in other countries, including countries in Europe, its ability to market any product it may develop, its ability to create, sustain, manage or forecast its growth; its ability to attract and retain key personnel; changes in the Company's business strategy or development plans; competition; business disruptions; adverse publicity and international, national and local general economic and market conditions and risks generally associated with an undercapitalized developing company, as well as the risks contained under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Form S-1, Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2024 and Forms 10-Q, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date hereof.

For more information, contact:

Nutriband Inc.

Phone: 407-377-6695

Email: [email protected]