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Note on Biologic Patents

Matching patents to biologic drugs is far more complicated than for small-molecule drugs.

DrugPatentWatch employs three methods to identify biologic patents:

  1. Brand-side disclosures in response to biosimilar applications
  2. These patents were identified from disclosures by the brand-side company, in response to a potential biosimilar seeking to launch. They have a high certainty of blocking biosimilar entry. The expiration dates listed are not estimates — they're expiration dates as indicated by the brand-side company.

  3. General brand-side disclosures
  4. These patents were identified from searching drug labels and other general disclosures from the brand-side company. This list may exclude some of the patents which block biosimilar launch, and some of these patents listed may not actually block biosimilar launch. The expiration dates listed for these patents are estimates, based on the grant date of the patent.

  5. Patents from broad patent text search
  6. For completeness, these patents were identified by searching the patent literature for mentions of the branded or ingredient name of the drug. Some of these patents protect the original drug, whereas others may protect follow-on inventions or even inventions casually mentioning the drug. The expiration dates listed for these patents are estimates, based on the grant date of the patent.

1) High Certainty: US Patents for Derived from Brand-Side Litigation

These patents were obtained from brand-side disclosures in response to biosimilar applications
Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 03/09/2016 ⤷  Try a Trial 2027-09-13
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 04/21/2017 ⤷  Try a Trial 2023-06-05
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 04/24/2013 ⤷  Try a Trial 2027-04-04
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 11/23/2015 ⤷  Try a Trial 2026-05-16
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 12/31/2002 ⤷  Try a Trial 2027-07-24
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 12/31/2002 ⤷  Try a Trial 2032-04-26
Abbvie Inc. HUMIRA adalimumab Injection 125057 04/24/2013 ⤷  Try a Trial 2030-01-13
>Applicant >Tradename >Biologic Ingredient >Dosage Form >BLA >Approval Date >Patent No. >Patent Expiration

2) High Certainty: US Patents for Derived from Company Disclosures

These patents were obtained from company disclosures
Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Patent No. Estimated Patent Expiration Source
Eli Lilly And Company HUMATROPE somatropin For Injection 019640 ⤷  Try a Trial 2041-03-07 Company disclosures
Eli Lilly And Company HUMATROPE somatropin For Injection 019640 ⤷  Try a Trial 2041-03-07 Company disclosures
Eli Lilly And Company HUMATROPE somatropin For Injection 019640 ⤷  Try a Trial 2013-03-15 Company disclosures
Novo Nordisk Inc. NOVOLIN R insulin human Injection 019938 ⤷  Try a Trial 2014-05-06 Company disclosures
Novo Nordisk Inc. NOVOLIN R insulin human Injection 019938 ⤷  Try a Trial 2014-12-02 Company disclosures
Novo Nordisk Inc. NOVOLIN R insulin human Injection 019938 ⤷  Try a Trial 2016-07-05 Company disclosures
Novo Nordisk Inc. NOVOLIN R insulin human Injection 019938 ⤷  Try a Trial 2010-09-21 Company disclosures
>Applicant >Tradename >Biologic Ingredient >Dosage Form >BLA >Patent No. >Estimated Patent Expiration >Source

3) Low Certainty: US Patents for Derived from Patent Text Search

These patents were obtained by searching patent claims

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