SEASONIQUE Drug Patent Profile

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-four 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-two 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

Summary for SEASONIQUE

International Patents:	64
US Patents:	4
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Clinical Trials:	5
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for SEASONIQUE
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for SEASONIQUE
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for SEASONIQUE
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in SEASONIQUE?	SEASONIQUE excipients list
DailyMed Link:	SEASONIQUE at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for SEASONIQUE

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
Duramed Research	Phase 3
Duramed Research	Phase 2

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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for SEASONIQUE

G03AC	Progestogens
G03A	HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SYSTEMIC USE
G03	SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

G03AD	Emergency contraceptives
G03A	HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SYSTEMIC USE
G03	SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

G03CA	Natural and semisynthetic estrogens, plain
G03C	ESTROGENS
G03	SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

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

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
Teva Branded Pharm	SEASONIQUE	ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel	TABLET;ORAL	021840-001	May 25, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Teva Branded Pharm	SEASONIQUE	ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel	TABLET;ORAL	021840-001	May 25, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Teva Branded Pharm	SEASONIQUE	ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel	TABLET;ORAL	021840-001	May 25, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

International Patents for SEASONIQUE

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Denmark	1453521
China	101757628
New Zealand	591627	Oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and diminish premenstrual symptomatology
Canada	2771944	PROCEDES DE TRAITEMENT HORMONAL UTILISANT DES POSOLOGIES CONTRACEPTIVES AVEC ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE D'OESTROGENES (METHODS OF HORMONAL TREATMENT UTILIZING CONTRACEPTIVE REGIMENS WITH CONTINUOUS ESTROGEN ADMINISTRATION)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for SEASONIQUE

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1453521	C201630040	Spain		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
1214076	49/2008	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: WIRKSTOFFKOMBINATION VON ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND DROSPIRENON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 1-27586 20080612
1214076	C01214076/01	Switzerland		PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE + ETHINYLESTRADIOL; REGISTRATION NUMBER/DATE: SWISSMEDIC 57946 13.06.2008
1453521	122015000093	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 87675.00.00 20150720; FIRST REGISTRATION: SLOWAKEI 17/0017/15-S 20150129