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Details for Patent: 7,320,976

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Which drugs does patent 7,320,976 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,320,976 protects COMBIGAN and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty-two patent family members in nineteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,320,976

Title:	Combination of brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic use
Abstract:	Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising brimondine and timolol for topical ophthalmic delivery and a method of treatment comprising administering said composition when indicated for glaucoma and associated conditions such as elevated intraocular pressure in the eyes of humans.
Inventor(s):	Chang; Chin-Ming (Tustin, CA), Beck; Gary J. (Fullerton, CA), Pratt; Cynthia C. (Mission Viejo, CA), Batoosingh; Amy L. (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignee:	Allergan, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Application Number:	10/685,941
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Use; Composition;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,320,976

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Patent Submitted
Allergan	COMBIGAN	brimonidine tartrate; timolol maleate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	021398-001	Oct 30, 2007		RX	Yes	Yes						REDUCTION OF ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) IN PATIENTS WITH GLAUCOMA OR OCULAR HYPERTENSION WHO REQUIRE ADJUNCTIVE OR REPLACEMENT THERAPY DUE TO INADEQUATELY CONTROLLED IOP. DOSE IS ONE DROP OF COMBIGAN IN THE AFFECTED EYE TWICE DAILY

Non-Orange Book US Patents Family Members for Patent 7,320,976

For Orange Book-listed patents (shown in the main table above) generic applications must certify that the listed patents are expired, invalid, or will not be infringed by generic entry.

The non-Orange Book patents listed below do not require formal certifications, so they do not automatically impede generic entry. Instead, they represent potential opportunities for branded firms to block generic entry through patent infringment challenges.

Patent No.	Title	Estimated Patent Expiration
9,474,751	Combination of brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic use
7,642,258	Combination of brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic use
8,133,890	Combination of brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic use
7,030,149	Combination of brimonidine timolol for topical ophthalmic use

International Patents Family Members for US Patent 7,320,976

Country	Document Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Australia	2003228480
Brazil	0302584
Canada	2440764
China	100558364