Sevoflurane Patent Expiration

Sevoflurane was first introduced by Abbvie Inc in its drug Ultane on Jun 7, 1995. 6 different companies have introduced drugs containing Sevoflurane.


Sevoflurane Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Sevoflurane, 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
Ultane US6074668

(Pediatric)

Container for an inhalation anesthetic Jul 09, 2018

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US6074668 Container for an inhalation anesthetic Jan 09, 2018

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US5990176

(Pediatric)

Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jul 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US6288127

(Pediatric)

Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jul 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US6444859

(Pediatric)

Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jul 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US5990176 Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jan 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US6288127 Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jan 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie
Ultane US6444859 Fluoroether compositions and methods for inhibiting their degradation in the presence of a Lewis acid Jan 27, 2017

(Expired)

Abbvie



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 Sevoflurane's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 03 Sep, 2002 US6444859
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 03 Sep, 2002 US6444859
Issue Notification Mailed 15 Aug, 2002 US6444859
Receipt into Pubs 06 Aug, 2002 US6444859
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 05 Aug, 2002 US6444859
Receipt into Pubs 02 Aug, 2002 US6444859
Response to Amendment under Rule 312 30 Jul, 2002 US6444859
Mail Response to 312 Amendment (PTO-271) 30 Jul, 2002 US6444859
Receipt into Pubs 01 Jul, 2002 US6444859
Issue Fee Payment Verified 18 Jun, 2002 US6444859


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Sevoflurane Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Sevoflurane. The first generic version for Sevoflurane was by Baxter Healthcare Corp and was approved on Jul 2, 2002. And the latest generic version is by Shandong New Time Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and was approved on Aug 18, 2023.

Given below is the list of companies who have filed for Sevoflurane generic, along with the locations of their manufacturing plants worldwide.