The Medicines Co Drug Patent Portfolio

The Medicines Co owns 1 orange book drug protected by 21 US patents Given below is the list of The Medicines Co's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US9095706 Self-test for analgesic product 03 Feb, 2033
Active
US8428709 Current control for electrotransport drug delivery 11 Jun, 2032
Active
US8428708 Self-test for analgesic product 21 May, 2032
Active
US8781571 Switch validation circuit and method 31 Mar, 2032
Active
US9731121 Switch validation circuit and method 17 Oct, 2031
Active
US8301238 Two-part electrotransport device 30 Sep, 2031
Active
US9364656 Method of storing an electrotransport drug delivery device 30 Sep, 2031
Active
US6975902 Reservoir and a series of related reservoirs for use in an electrotransport drug delivery device and devices comprised thereof 01 Apr, 2024 Expired
US6881208 Method and device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 19 Apr, 2022 Expired
US6181963 Transdermal electrotransport delivery device including a cathodic reservoir containing a compatible antimicrobial agent 02 Nov, 2019 Expired
US6195582 Electrotransport device electrode assembly having lower initial resistance 28 Jan, 2019 Expired
US6169920 Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus 02 Jan, 2018 Expired
US5843014 Display for an electrotransport delivery device 01 Dec, 2015 Expired
US6171294 Method and device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015 Expired
US6216033 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015 Expired
US6425892 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015 Expired
US7018370 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015 Expired
US7302293 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015 Expired
US6842640 Electrotransport delivery device with voltage boosting circuit 02 Jun, 2015 Expired
US5697896 Electrotransport delivery device 16 Dec, 2014 Expired
US7027859 Electrotransport delivery device having improved safety and reduced abuse potential 26 Sep, 2014 Expired


Given below is the list of recent legal activities going on the following drug patents of The Medicines Co.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Expire Patent 11 Sep, 2023 US9095706
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 27 Mar, 2023 US9095706
Expire Patent 22 Aug, 2022 US8781571
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 07 Mar, 2022 US8781571
Expire Patent 20 Sep, 2021 US9731121
Expire Patent 31 May, 2021 US8428709
Expire Patent 31 May, 2021 US8428708
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 05 Apr, 2021 US9731121
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 14 Dec, 2020 US8428708
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 14 Dec, 2020 US8428709
Expire Patent 07 Dec, 2020 US8301238
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 22 Jun, 2020 US8301238
Email Notification 28 Mar, 2019 US6975902
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 28 Mar, 2019 US6975902
Correspondence Address Change 27 Mar, 2019 US6975902


The Medicines Co's Family Patents

The Medicines Co drugs have patent protection in a total of 18 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 26.0% of its total global patent coverage. 6 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



The Medicines Co Drug List

Given below is the complete list of The Medicines Co's drugs and the patents protecting them.


1. Ionsys

Ionsys is protected by 21 patents, out of which 14 have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US9095706 Self-test for analgesic product 03 Feb, 2033
(8 years from now)
Active
US8428709 Current control for electrotransport drug delivery 11 Jun, 2032
(7 years from now)
Active
US8428708 Self-test for analgesic product 21 May, 2032
(7 years from now)
Active
US8781571 Switch validation circuit and method 31 Mar, 2032
(7 years from now)
Active
US9731121 Switch validation circuit and method 17 Oct, 2031
(6 years from now)
Active
US8301238 Two-part electrotransport device 30 Sep, 2031
(6 years from now)
Active
US9364656 Method of storing an electrotransport drug delivery device 30 Sep, 2031
(6 years from now)
Active
US6975902 Reservoir and a series of related reservoirs for use in an electrotransport drug delivery device and devices comprised thereof 01 Apr, 2024
(8 months ago)
Expired
US6881208 Method and device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 19 Apr, 2022
(2 years ago)
Expired
US6181963 Transdermal electrotransport delivery device including a cathodic reservoir containing a compatible antimicrobial agent 02 Nov, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6195582 Electrotransport device electrode assembly having lower initial resistance 28 Jan, 2019
(5 years ago)
Expired
US6169920 Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus 02 Jan, 2018
(6 years ago)
Expired
US5843014 Display for an electrotransport delivery device 01 Dec, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US6171294 Method and device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US6216033 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US6425892 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US7018370 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US7302293 Device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil 05 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US6842640 Electrotransport delivery device with voltage boosting circuit 02 Jun, 2015
(9 years ago)
Expired
US5697896 Electrotransport delivery device 16 Dec, 2014
(9 years ago)
Expired
US7027859 Electrotransport delivery device having improved safety and reduced abuse potential 26 Sep, 2014
(10 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 Ionsys's drug page


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