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MINIVELLE Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Minivelle, and when can generic versions of Minivelle launch?

Minivelle is a drug marketed by Noven and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges.

This drug has twenty-three patent family members in fifteen countries.

The generic ingredient in MINIVELLE is estradiol. There are seventy-five drug master file entries for this compound. Forty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the estradiol profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Minivelle

A generic version of MINIVELLE was approved as estradiol by BARR LABS INC on October 22nd, 1997.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for MINIVELLE
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
MINIVELLE Transdermal System estradiol 0.025 mg/day 203752 1 2015-05-08
MINIVELLE Transdermal System estradiol 0.0375 mg/day 0.05 mg/day 0.075 mg/day 0.1 mg/day 203752 1 2014-08-18

US Patents and Regulatory Information for MINIVELLE

MINIVELLE is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting MINIVELLE

Transdermal estrogen device and delivery
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Transdermal estrogen device and delivery
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Transdermal estrogen device and delivery
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Patented Use: A METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING ESTRADIOL COMPRISING A MONOLITHIC TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM CONSISTING OF (I) A BACKING LAYER AND (II) A SINGLE ADHESIVE POLYMER MATRIX LAYER AS CLAIMED IN US PATENT NO. 9730900

Transdermal estrogen device and delivery
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Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-005 Sep 23, 2014 AB3 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-001 Oct 29, 2012 AB3 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-005 Sep 23, 2014 AB3 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-002 Oct 29, 2012 AB3 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-003 Oct 29, 2012 AB3 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-004 Oct 29, 2012 AB3 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for MINIVELLE

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-002 Oct 29, 2012 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-002 Oct 29, 2012 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-001 Oct 29, 2012 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-002 Oct 29, 2012 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-003 Oct 29, 2012 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Noven MINIVELLE estradiol FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 203752-005 Sep 23, 2014 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for MINIVELLE

See the table below for patents covering MINIVELLE around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Canada 2180530 DISPOSITIF D'ADMINISTRATION TRANSDERMIQUE CONTENANT DE LA POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE EN TANT QU'AMPLIFICATEUR DE SOLUBILITE (TRANSDERMAL DEVICE CONTAINING POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE AS SOLUBILITY ENHANCER) ⤷  Try a Trial
Hungary T75462 ⤷  Try a Trial
European Patent Office 1329225 ⤷  Try a Trial
Spain 2548457 ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan H04502719 ⤷  Try a Trial
European Patent Office 0379045 Système pour délivrer une drogue transdermique, à base d'un multipolymère acrylique. (Transdermal acrylic multipolymer drug delivery system.) ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for MINIVELLE

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1453521 C201630040 Spain ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ETINILESTRADIOL Y MEZCLA DE LEVONORGESTREL Y ETINILESTRADIOL; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: 80340; DATE OF AUTHORISATION: 20160122; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): 17/0017/15-S; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20150211
1453521 39/2015 Austria ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND EINE KOMBINATION VON LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 136021 20150224; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
0770388 PA2009004 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ESTRADIOLI VALERAS + DIENOGESTUM; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: LT/1/09/1512/001, 2009 04 06 LT/1/09/1512/002, 2009 04 06 LT/1/09/1512/003 20090406; FIRST REGISTRATION: BE 327792 20081103
0398460 C300221 Netherlands ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENON EN ETHINYLESTRADIOL; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 23827 20000307
0770388 PA2009004,C0770388 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ESTRADIOLI VALERAS + DIENOGESTUM; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: LT/1/09/1512/001, 2009 04 06 LT/1/09/1512/002, 2009 04 06 LT/1/09/1512/003 20090406; FIRST REGISTRATION: BE 327792 20081103
0771217 07C0001 France ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL BETADEX CLATHRATE; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL 32343 20060710; FIRST REGISTRATION: NL - RVG 31781 20050804
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