Covis Drug Patent Portfolio

Covis owns 1 orange book drug protected by 13 US patents Given below is the list of Covis's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US10471075 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
Active
US11154562 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
Active
US11304962 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
Active
US9844558 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
Active
US9789257 Needle assisted injection device having reduced trigger force 11 Feb, 2034
Active
US11446440 Needle assisted injection device having reduced trigger force 21 Aug, 2031
Active
US8021335 Prefilled syringe jet injector 04 Oct, 2026
Active
US11446441 Prefilled syringe injector 24 Jan, 2026 Expired
US8562564 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026 Expired
US9180259 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026 Expired
US9533102 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026 Expired
US9629959 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026 Expired
USRE44846 Needle assisted jet injector 10 Aug, 2019 Expired


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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 20 Oct, 2025 US11304962
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 28 Apr, 2025 US11154562
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 17 Apr, 2025 US9789257
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 17 Apr, 2025 US8562564
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US8562564
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US11446440
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US9629959
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US9789257
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US9533102
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US9180259
Correspondence Address Change 12 Dec, 2024 US11446441
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 15 Oct, 2024 US9629959
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 01 Jul, 2024 US9533102
Expire Patent 18 Dec, 2023 US10471075
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 03 Jul, 2023 US10471075


Covis Drug Patents' Oppositions Filed in EPO

Covis drug patents have faced multiple oppositions in the European Patent Office. The earliest opposition was filed on Oct 07, 2019, by Bandpay & Greuter. This opposition was filed on patent number EP06719329A. Click below to reveal the latest opposition data.


Application Filing Date Opposition Party Legal Status
Patent litigations
EP19150366A Sep, 2022 Bandpay & Greuter Granted and Under Opposition
EP06719329A Oct, 2019 Bandpay & Greuter Patent maintained as amended


Covis's Family Patents

Covis drugs have patent protection in a total of 13 countries. It has a significant patent presence in the US with 61.9% of its patents being US patents. 4 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



Covis Drug List

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


1. Makena (autoinjector)

Makena (autoinjector) is protected by 13 patents, out of which 6 have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US10471075 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
(9 years from now)
Active
US11154562 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
(9 years from now)
Active
US11304962 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
(9 years from now)
Active
US9844558 Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth 02 May, 2036
(9 years from now)
Active
US9789257 Needle assisted injection device having reduced trigger force 11 Feb, 2034
(7 years from now)
Active
US11446440 Needle assisted injection device having reduced trigger force 21 Aug, 2031
(5 years from now)
Active
US8021335 Prefilled syringe jet injector 04 Oct, 2026
(2 months from now)
Active
US11446441 Prefilled syringe injector 24 Jan, 2026
(6 months ago)
Expired
US8562564 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026
(6 months ago)
Expired
US9180259 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026
(6 months ago)
Expired
US9533102 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026
(6 months ago)
Expired
US9629959 Prefilled syringe jet injector 24 Jan, 2026
(6 months ago)
Expired
USRE44846 Needle assisted jet injector 10 Aug, 2019
(6 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 Makena (autoinjector)'s drug page


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