Flutemetamol F-18 Patent Expiration

Flutemetamol F-18 is Used for imaging internal structures and organs for diagnostic purposes. It was first introduced by Ge Healthcare in its drug Vizamyl on Oct 25, 2013.


Flutemetamol F-18 Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Flutemetamol F-18, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

Drug Used in Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Drug Owner
Vizamyl US7270800 Thioflavin derivatives for use in antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and in vivo imaging and prevention of amyloid deposition Sep 03, 2025 Ge Healthcare
Vizamyl US7351401 Thioflavin derivatives for use in the antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimers disease and in vivo imaging and prevention of amyloid deposition Jan 24, 2023

(Expired)

Ge Healthcare
Vizamyl US8236282 Benzothiazole derivative compounds, compositions and uses May 21, 2024

(Expired)

Ge Healthcare
Vizamyl US8691185 Benzothiazole derivative compounds, compositions and uses Jan 24, 2023

(Expired)

Ge Healthcare
Vizamyl US8916131 Radiopharmaceutical composition Sep 16, 2028 Ge Healthcare



A patent's expiry date may change depending upon legal activities going on that patent. Critical activities like abandoning of a patent, term extension of a patent or amendment of its claims can increase or decrease the life of a patent hence affecting its expiry date and in turn affecting the generic launch date of that drug. Tracking these ongoing activities on a patent application helps to keep an eye on the latest developments in the patent process of the drug which can give an idea of how early a drug's generic could be available. The next section provides a list of recent legal activities on Flutemetamol F-18's patents.

Given below is the list recent legal activities going on the following patents of Flutemetamol F-18.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 25 Jan, 2024 US8236282
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 19 May, 2022 US8916131
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 22 Sep, 2021 US8691185
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 23 Jan, 2020 US8236282
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 20 Sep, 2019 US7351401
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 07 Mar, 2019 US7270800
Post Issue Communication - Certificate of Correction 27 Nov, 2018 US7270800
Post Issue Communication - Certificate of Correction 14 Nov, 2018 US8236282
Post Issue Communication - Certificate of Correction 07 Nov, 2018 US8691185
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 25 Jun, 2018 US8916131