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MIRENA Drug Patent Profile


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When do Mirena patents expire, and when can generic versions of Mirena launch?

Mirena is a drug marketed by Bayer Hlthcare and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-five patent family members in twenty countries.

The generic ingredient in MIRENA is levonorgestrel. There are twenty drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty-four suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the levonorgestrel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Mirena

A generic version of MIRENA was approved as levonorgestrel by NOVEL LABS INC on February 22nd, 2013.

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Recent Clinical Trials for MIRENA

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SponsorPhase
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research InstitutePhase 4
Boston Children's HospitalPhase 2
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolPhase 4

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Pharmacology for MIRENA

US Patents and Regulatory Information for MIRENA

MIRENA is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting MIRENA

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Patented Use: A METHOD OF POSITIONING AN INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM (IUS) BY DETERMINING A DEPTH OF THE UTERUS, HOLDING AN INSERTER HANDLE WITH ONE HAND, INSERTING THE IUS INTO THE UTERUS, AND RETRACTING A SLIDER ON THE HANDLE TO RELEASE THE IUS INTO THE UTERUS

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Patented Use: A METHOD OF POSITIONING AN INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM BY HOLDING AN INSERTER HANDLE WITH ONE HAND, ADVANCING THE INSERTER THROUGH THE CERVIX AND INTO THE UTERUS, AND RETRACTING A SLIDER ON THE HANDLE TO RELEASE THE INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM

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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
Bayer Hlthcare MIRENA levonorgestrel INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;INTRAUTERINE 021225-001 Dec 6, 2000 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Bayer Hlthcare MIRENA levonorgestrel INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;INTRAUTERINE 021225-001 Dec 6, 2000 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Bayer Hlthcare MIRENA levonorgestrel INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;INTRAUTERINE 021225-001 Dec 6, 2000 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Bayer Hlthcare MIRENA levonorgestrel INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;INTRAUTERINE 021225-001 Dec 6, 2000 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for MIRENA

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Iceland 1779 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2010031902 ⤷  Try a Trial
Germany 798999 ⤷  Try a Trial
Hungary T77206 ⤷  Try a Trial
Czech Republic 9701701 ⤷  Try a Trial
Israel 211059 מחדיר (Inserter for an intrauterine system) ⤷  Try a Trial
Russian Federation 2011115057 УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ВВЕДЕНИЯ ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for MIRENA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1453521 15C0050 France ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL ET MELANGE DE LEVONORGESTREL ET ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL 42237 20150320; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK - 17/0017/15-S 20150129
1453521 93156 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ET ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST REGISTRATION DATE: 20150211
1453521 CA 2016 00016 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL OG ETHINYLOESTRADIOL; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 56336 20151105; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: SK 17/0017/15-S 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
1453521 132016000025143 Italy ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ED ETINILESTRADIOLO(SEASONIQUE); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): 17/0017/15-S, 20150211;042139016, 20150414
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 300814 Netherlands ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL EN ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 117453 20151211; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
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