STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new U.S. patent, US 12,534,470.