Alimera Sciences Inc Drug Patent Portfolio

Alimera Sciences Inc owns 2 orange book drugs protected by 10 US patents Given below is the list of Alimera Sciences Inc's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US7998108 Injector apparatus and method of use 12 Jan, 2028
Active
US8871241 Injectable sustained release delivery devices 12 Aug, 2027
Active
US6375972 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020 Expired
US8574613 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020 Expired
US8574659 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020 Expired
US9192579 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020 Expired
US9849085 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020 Expired
US8252307 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 27 Jun, 2019 Expired
US6217895 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019 Expired
US6548078 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019 Expired


Given below is the list of recent legal activities going on the following drug patents of Alimera Sciences Inc.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Expire Patent 01 Jan, 2024 US9192579
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 17 Jul, 2023 US9192579
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 01 Feb, 2023 US7998108
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 13 Apr, 2022 US8871241
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 07 Apr, 2022 US7998108
Expire Patent 31 Jan, 2022 US9849085
Expire Patent 13 Dec, 2021 US8574613
Expire Patent 13 Dec, 2021 US8574659
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 16 Aug, 2021 US9849085
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 28 Jun, 2021 US8574659
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 28 Jun, 2021 US8574613
Expire Patent 05 Oct, 2020 US8252307
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 20 Apr, 2020 US8252307
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 09 May, 2019 US9192579
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity 31 Jan, 2019 US7998108


Alimera Sciences Inc's Family Patents

Alimera Sciences Inc drugs have patent protection in a total of 27 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 26.0% of its total global patent coverage. 5 countries have all of their patents expired or invalidated which has opened up potential generic launch opportunities in these countries. Click below to unlock the full patent family tree.

Family Patents



Alimera Sciences Inc Drug List

Given below is the complete list of Alimera Sciences Inc's drugs and the patents protecting them.


1. Iluvien

Iluvien is protected by 5 patents, out of which 4 have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US8871241 Injectable sustained release delivery devices 12 Aug, 2027
(2 years from now)
Active
US6375972 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US8252307 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 27 Jun, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6217895 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6548078 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019
(5 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 Iluvien's drug page


2. Yutiq

Yutiq is protected by 10 patents, out of which 8 have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US7998108 Injector apparatus and method of use 12 Jan, 2028
(3 years from now)
Active
US8871241 Injectable sustained release delivery devices 12 Aug, 2027
(2 years from now)
Active
US6375972 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US8574613 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US8574659 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US9192579 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US9849085 Sustained release drug delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing thereof 26 Apr, 2020
(4 years ago)
Expired
US8252307 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 27 Jun, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6217895 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6548078 Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids 22 Mar, 2019
(5 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 Yutiq's drug page


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