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Details for Patent: 8,298,554

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Which drugs does patent 8,298,554 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,298,554 protects VASCEPA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty-four patent family members in twenty-one countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,298,554

Title:	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same
Abstract:	The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
Inventor(s):	Manku; Mehar (Oxford, GB)
Assignee:	Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited (Dublin, IE)
Application Number:	12/769,885
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Composition; Dosage form; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,298,554

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
Amarin Pharms	VASCEPA	icosapent ethyl	CAPSULE;ORAL	202057-001	Jul 26, 2012		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Amarin Pharms	VASCEPA	icosapent ethyl	CAPSULE;ORAL	202057-002	Feb 16, 2017		RX	Yes	No			Y

Non-Orange Book US Patents Family Members for Patent 8,298,554

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
8,617,593	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same
8,454,994	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same
8,445,003	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same
9,138,415	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same

International Family Members for US Patent 8,298,554

Country	Document Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Australia	2010241571
Brazil	PI1011876
Canada	2759284
China	102458109