Nuvo Drug Patent Portfolio

Nuvo owns 3 orange book drugs protected by 10 US patents Given below is the list of Nuvo's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US8546450 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac compounds 09 Aug, 2030
Active
US8217078 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac 10 Jul, 2029
Active
US8618164 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac compounds 10 Jul, 2029
Active
US8741956 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac 10 Jul, 2029
Active
US7132570 Method for the production of crystalline forms and crystalline forms of optical enantiomers of modafinil 18 Jun, 2024 Expired
US7297346 Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 May, 2024 Expired
US7132570 Method for the production of crystalline forms and crystalline forms of optical enantiomers of modafinil 18 Dec, 2023 Expired
US7297346 Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 Nov, 2023 Expired
USRE37516 Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Apr, 2015 Expired
USRE37516 Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Oct, 2014 Expired


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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Expire Patent 24 Jun, 2024 US9339551 (Litigated)
Expire Patent 24 Jun, 2024 US9339552 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 15 Apr, 2024 US8252838 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 08 Apr, 2024 US9415029
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 26 Feb, 2024 US8217078 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 19 Feb, 2024 US9375412
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 12 Feb, 2024 US9370501
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 08 Jan, 2024 US9339552 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 08 Jan, 2024 US9339551 (Litigated)
Expire Patent 23 Oct, 2023 US9132110 (Litigated)
Expire Patent 18 Sep, 2023 US9101591 (Litigated)
Expire Patent 07 Aug, 2023 US9066913 (Litigated)
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 28 Jun, 2023 US9220784 (Litigated)
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 08 May, 2023 US9132110 (Litigated)
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 27 Apr, 2023 US9168304 (Litigated)


Nuvo's Family Patents

Nuvo drugs have patent protection in a total of 31 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 25.0% of its total global patent coverage. 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



Nuvo Drug List

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


1. Nuvigil

Nuvigil is protected by 6 patents, out of which all have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US7132570
(Pediatric)
Method for the production of crystalline forms and crystalline forms of optical enantiomers of modafinil 18 Jun, 2024
(1 year, 6 months ago)
Expired
US7297346
(Pediatric)
Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 May, 2024
(1 year, 7 months ago)
Expired
US7132570 Method for the production of crystalline forms and crystalline forms of optical enantiomers of modafinil 18 Dec, 2023
(2 years ago)
Expired
US7297346 Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 Nov, 2023
(2 years ago)
Expired
USRE37516
(Pediatric)
Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Apr, 2015
(10 years ago)
Expired
USRE37516 Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Oct, 2014
(11 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 Nuvigil's drug page


2. Pennsaid

Pennsaid is protected by 4 patents, out of which none have expired yet. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US8546450 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac compounds 09 Aug, 2030
(4 years from now)
Active
US8217078 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac 10 Jul, 2029
(3 years from now)
Active
US8618164 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac compounds 10 Jul, 2029
(3 years from now)
Active
US8741956 Treatment of pain with topical diclofenac 10 Jul, 2029
(3 years from now)
Active

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 Pennsaid's drug page


3. Provigil

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

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US7297346
(Pediatric)
Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 May, 2024
(1 year, 7 months ago)
Expired
US7297346 Pharmaceutical formulations of modafinil 29 Nov, 2023
(2 years ago)
Expired
USRE37516
(Pediatric)
Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Apr, 2015
(10 years ago)
Expired
USRE37516 Acetamide derivative having defined particle size 06 Oct, 2014
(11 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 Provigil's drug page


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