SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - May 1, 2016) - Prima BioMed Ltd (ASX: PRR) (NASDAQ: PBMD) ("Prima", the "Company") announces the granting of patent number 5908210 entitled "Use of Recombinant LAG-3 or the Derivatives thereof for Eliciting Monocyte Immune Response" by the Japanese Patent Office.

This patent relates to Prima's IMP321 and its use either alone, or in combination, for immunotherapeutic or chemotherapeutic purposes to induce an increase in circulating monocyte numbers in order to protect against cancer. This patent will therefore support the use of IMP321 as it is being used in Prima's AIPAC trial in metastatic breast cancer. Patent expiry is expected to be 3^rd of October 2028.

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