Zevra Drug Patent Portfolio

Zevra owns 2 orange book drugs protected by 8 US patents Given below is the list of Zevra's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US8461137 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 22 Feb, 2031
Active
US8748413 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
Active
US8828978 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
Active
US9132125 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
Active
US9549923 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and uses thereof 01 Jul, 2030
Active
US11045460 Use of Hsp70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 19 Aug, 2029
Active
US9289472 Use of HSP70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 11 Aug, 2029
Active
US9884058 Use of Hsp70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 26 Jun, 2029
Active


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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
transaction for FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period 26 Aug, 2025 US11045460
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US11045460
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US8748413
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US9289472
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US9884058
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US8461137
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US9549923
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US9132125
Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change) 12 Aug, 2025 US8828978
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity 05 Aug, 2025 US9884058
Second letter to regulating agency to determine regulatory review period 13 Jun, 2025 US11045460
Letter from FDA or Dept of Agriculture re PTE application 17 Mar, 2025 US11045460
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Yr, Small Entity 11 Dec, 2024 US8461137
Initial letter Re: PTE Application to regulating agency 02 Dec, 2024 US11045460
Patent Term Extension Application under 35 USC 156 Filed 15 Nov, 2024 US11045460


Zevra's Family Patents

Zevra drugs have patent protection in a total of 20 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 39.5% 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



Zevra Drug List

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


1. Apadaz

Apadaz is protected by 5 patents, out of which none have expired yet. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US8461137 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 22 Feb, 2031
(4 years from now)
Active
US8748413 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
(4 years from now)
Active
US8828978 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
(4 years from now)
Active
US9132125 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof 01 Jul, 2030
(4 years from now)
Active
US9549923 Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydrocodone, prodrugs, methods of making and uses thereof 01 Jul, 2030
(4 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 Apadaz's drug page


2. Miplyffa

Miplyffa is protected by 3 patents, out of which none have expired yet. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US11045460 Use of Hsp70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 19 Aug, 2029
(3 years from now)
Active
US9289472 Use of HSP70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 11 Aug, 2029
(3 years from now)
Active
US9884058 Use of Hsp70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity 26 Jun, 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 Miplyffa's drug page


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