Abbott Drug Patent Portfolio

Abbott owns 3 orange book drugs protected by 12 US patents Given below is the list of Abbott's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US5648497 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 15 Jan, 2015 Expired
US5635523 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 03 Dec, 2014 Expired
US5648497 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 15 Jul, 2014 Expired
US5635523 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 03 Jun, 2014 Expired
US5948436 Pharmaceutical composition 13 Mar, 2014 Expired
US5541206 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 30 Jan, 2014 Expired
US5948436 Pharmaceutical composition 13 Sep, 2013 Expired
US5541206 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 30 Jul, 2013 Expired
US5294615 Terazosin polymorph and pharmaceutical composition 29 Apr, 2013 Expired
US5412095 Terazosin monohydrochloride and processes and intermediate for its production 29 Apr, 2013 Expired
US5436272 Treatment of obesity 25 Jan, 2013 Expired
US5436272 Treatment of obesity 25 Jul, 2012 Expired


Given below is the list of recent legal activities going on the following drug patents of Abbott.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Expire Patent 21 Oct, 2024 US8268349
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 06 May, 2024 US8268349
Expire Patent 16 May, 2022 US8691878
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 29 Nov, 2021 US8691878
Expire Patent 02 Aug, 2021 US8470347 (Litigated)
Expire Patent 26 Apr, 2021 US8399015
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 15 Feb, 2021 US8470347 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 09 Nov, 2020 US8399015
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 16 Mar, 2020 US7432294
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 18 Feb, 2020 US8268349
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 09 May, 2018 US7148359
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 14 Sep, 2017 US8691878
Post Issue Communication - Certificate of Correction 14 Jul, 2015 US8691878
Mail O.P. Petition Decision 12 Feb, 2015 US8470347 (Litigated)
Mail-Petition Decision - Dismissed 10 Feb, 2015 US8470347 (Litigated)


Abbott's Family Patents


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Clinical Trials

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Abbott Drug List

Given below is the complete list of Abbott's drugs and the patents protecting them.


1. Hytrin

Hytrin is protected by 2 patents, out of which all have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US5294615 Terazosin polymorph and pharmaceutical composition 29 Apr, 2013
(12 years ago)
Expired
US5412095 Terazosin monohydrochloride and processes and intermediate for its production 29 Apr, 2013
(12 years ago)
Expired

Discover which of these patents contain the active ingredient(API) of the drug, their family patents, along with litigation and legal activity details of these patents on Hytrin's drug page


2. Meridia

Meridia is protected by 2 patents, out of which all have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US5436272
(Pediatric)
Treatment of obesity 25 Jan, 2013
(13 years ago)
Expired
US5436272 Treatment of obesity 25 Jul, 2012
(13 years ago)
Expired

Discover which of these patents contain the active ingredient(API) of the drug, their family patents, along with litigation and legal activity details of these patents on Meridia's drug page


3. Norvir

Norvir is protected by 8 patents, out of which all have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US5648497
(Pediatric)
Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 15 Jan, 2015
(11 years ago)
Expired
US5635523
(Pediatric)
Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 03 Dec, 2014
(11 years ago)
Expired
US5648497 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 15 Jul, 2014
(11 years ago)
Expired
US5635523 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 03 Jun, 2014
(11 years ago)
Expired
US5948436
(Pediatric)
Pharmaceutical composition 13 Mar, 2014
(12 years ago)
Expired
US5541206
(Pediatric)
Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 30 Jan, 2014
(12 years ago)
Expired
US5948436 Pharmaceutical composition 13 Sep, 2013
(12 years ago)
Expired
US5541206 Retroviral protease inhibiting compounds 30 Jul, 2013
(12 years ago)
Expired

Discover which of these patents contain the active ingredient(API) of the drug, their family patents, along with litigation and legal activity details of these patents on Norvir's drug page


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