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Last Updated: September 29, 2023

SEASONIQUE Drug Patent Profile


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

Seasonique is a drug marketed by Teva Branded Pharm and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

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

The generic ingredient in SEASONIQUE is ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. There are twenty-six drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty-six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Seasonique

Annual sales in 2019 were $23mm indicating the motivation for generic entry (peak sales were $109mm in 2011).

There has been one patent litigation case involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

There are two tentative approvals for the generic drug (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

Indicators of Generic Entry

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for SEASONIQUE
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
SEASONIQUE Tablets ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel 0.15 mg/0.03 mg/0.01 mg 021840 2008-01-22

US Patents and Regulatory Information for SEASONIQUE

SEASONIQUE is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting SEASONIQUE

Oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and diminish premenstrual symptomatology
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Patented Use: PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY IN WOMEN WHO ELECT TO USE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AS A METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION

Oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and diminish premenstrual symptomatology
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Patented Use: PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY

Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing contraceptive regimens with continuous estrogen administration
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Patented Use: PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY

Oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and diminish premenstrual symptomatology
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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
Teva Branded Pharm SEASONIQUE ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel TABLET;ORAL 021840-001 May 25, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Teva Branded Pharm SEASONIQUE ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel TABLET;ORAL 021840-001 May 25, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Teva Branded Pharm SEASONIQUE ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel TABLET;ORAL 021840-001 May 25, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for SEASONIQUE

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Teva Branded Pharm SEASONIQUE ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel TABLET;ORAL 021840-001 May 25, 2006 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Teva Branded Pharm SEASONIQUE ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel TABLET;ORAL 021840-001 May 25, 2006 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for SEASONIQUE

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Poland 370135 ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan 2010180236 ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE TO PREVENT PREGNANCY AND DIMINISH PREMENSTRUAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY ⤷  Try a Trial
New Zealand 574964 Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing contraceptive regimens with continuous estrogen administration ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for SEASONIQUE

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1380301 2009C/007 Belgium ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE-ETHINYLESTRADIOL; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: BE321386 20080811
1214076 SZ 49/2008 Austria ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: WIRKSTOFFKOMBINATION VON ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND DROSPIRENON
1453521 122015000093 Germany ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 87675.00.00 20150720; FIRST REGISTRATION: SLOWAKEI 17/0017/15-S 20150129
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