Merck Company Profile
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MERCK has ninety-two approved drugs.
There are twenty-six US patents protecting MERCK drugs.
There are seven hundred and thirty-five patent family members on MERCK drugs in sixty-three countries and one hundred and seventy-eight supplementary protection certificates in nineteen countries.
Summary for Merck
International Patents: | 735 |
US Patents: | 26 |
Tradenames: | 77 |
Ingredients: | 70 |
NDAs: | 92 |
Patent Litigation for Merck: | See patent lawsuits for Merck |
PTAB Cases with Merck as patent owner: | See PTAB cases with Merck as patent owner |
Drugs and US Patents for Merck
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | TE | Type | RLD | RS | Patent No. | Patent Expiration | Product | Substance | Delist Req. | Exclusivity Expiration |
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Merck Sharp Dohme | VERQUVO | vericiguat | TABLET;ORAL | 214377-001 | Jan 19, 2021 | RX | Yes | No | 11,439,642 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||||
Merck | HUMORSOL | demecarium bromide | SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC | 011860-001 | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | DISCN | No | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||||
Merck Kgaa | LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM | levothyroxine sodium | TABLET;ORAL | 076752-010 | Jun 16, 2005 | DISCN | No | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||||
Merck | MODURETIC 5-50 | amiloride hydrochloride; hydrochlorothiazide | TABLET;ORAL | 018201-001 | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | DISCN | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||||
Merck Sharp Dohme | PEPCID PRESERVATIVE FREE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER | famotidine | INJECTABLE;INJECTION | 020249-001 | Feb 18, 1994 | DISCN | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||||
Merck | CORTONE | cortisone acetate | TABLET;ORAL | 007750-003 | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | DISCN | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||||
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >TE | >Type | >RLD | >RS | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration | >Product | >Substance | >Delist Req. | >Exclusivity Expiration |
Expired US Patents for Merck
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Merck Sharp Dohme | JUVISYNC | simvastatin; sitagliptin phosphate | TABLET;ORAL | 202343-004 | Sep 18, 2012 | 6,303,661 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Merck | PRINIVIL | lisinopril | TABLET;ORAL | 019558-001 | Dec 29, 1987 | 4,374,829*PED | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Merck And Co Inc | EMEND | fosaprepitant dimeglumine | POWDER;INTRAVENOUS | 022023-001 | Jan 25, 2008 | 7,214,692 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Merck Sharp Dohme | JUVISYNC | simvastatin; sitagliptin phosphate | TABLET;ORAL | 202343-002 | Oct 7, 2011 | 7,459,428 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Merck | VIOXX | rofecoxib | SUSPENSION;ORAL | 021052-001 | May 20, 1999 | 6,063,811*PED | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Merck | PRIMAXIN | cilastatin sodium; imipenem | POWDER;INTRAMUSCULAR | 050630-002 | Dec 14, 1990 | 5,147,868 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for MERCK drugs
Drugname | Dosage | Strength | Tradename | Submissiondate |
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➤ Subscribe | For Injection | 50 mg/vial and 70 mg/vial | ➤ Subscribe | 2009-06-26 |
➤ Subscribe | for Injection | 100 mcg/vial and 500 mcg/vial | ➤ Subscribe | 2015-04-14 |
➤ Subscribe | Capsules | 140 mg and 180 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2008-03-24 |
➤ Subscribe | Delayed-release Tablets | 100 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2014-06-16 |
➤ Subscribe | Tablets | 5 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2006-06-21 |
➤ Subscribe | Tablets | 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2010-10-18 |
➤ Subscribe | Tablets | 100 mg/10 mg and 100 mg/40 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2012-06-25 |
➤ Subscribe | Injection | 115 mg/vial | ➤ Subscribe | 2012-01-25 |
➤ Subscribe | for Oral Suspension | 125 mg/Kit | ➤ Subscribe | 2016-11-23 |
➤ Subscribe | Oral Solution | 70 mg/75 mL | ➤ Subscribe | 2007-09-07 |
➤ Subscribe | for Injection | 200 mcg/vial | ➤ Subscribe | 2015-05-01 |
➤ Subscribe | Oral Suspension | 40 mg/mL | ➤ Subscribe | 2011-02-28 |
➤ Subscribe | Injection | 18 mg/mL, 16.7 mL vials | ➤ Subscribe | 2015-11-24 |
➤ Subscribe | Orally Disintegrating Tablets | 2.5 mg and 5 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2006-06-21 |
➤ Subscribe | Tablets | 100 mg/10 mg and 100 mg/40 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2012-06-19 |
➤ Subscribe | Capsule | 40 mg, 80 mg and 125 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2008-11-03 |
➤ Subscribe | Tablets | 50 mg/10 mg, 50 mg/20 mg, and 50 mg/40 mg | ➤ Subscribe | 2012-11-06 |
➤ Subscribe | Injection | 150 mg/vial | ➤ Subscribe | 2012-01-25 |
International Patents for Merck Drugs
Country | Patent Number | Estimated Expiration |
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Japan | 4705956 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
South Korea | 20060009883 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
European Patent Office | 2588116 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | 03062265 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
New Zealand | 534009 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
New Zealand | 523782 | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for Merck Drugs
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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1441735 | C300340 | Netherlands | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: RALTEGRAVIR OF FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT DAARVAN, IN HET BIJZONDER HET KALIUMZOUT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/436/001-002 20071220 |
1620113 | C01620113/01 | Switzerland | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: IVERMECTINUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: AUTORISATION SWISSMEDIC 65561 20.12.2016 |
1441735 | 122008000016 | Germany | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: RALTEGRAVIR, GEGEBENENFALLS IN FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, INSBESONDERE DES KALIUMSALZES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/07/436/001-002 20071220 |
2666774 | PA2020518 | Lithuania | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: RELEBAKTAMAS, PASIRINKTINAI MONOHIDRATO PAVIDALU, SU IMIPENEMU IR CILASTATINU, PASIRINKTINAI NATRIO DRUSKOS PAVIDALU; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1420 20200213 |
0454511 | SPC/GB99/008 | United Kingdom | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: 2-N-BUTYL-4-SPIROCYCLOPENTANE-1-((2'-(TETRAZOL-5-YL)BIPHENYL-4-YL)METHYL)-2-IMIDAZOLIN-5-ONE)(GENERIC NAME IRBESARTAN) OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF ONE OF ITS SALTS AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/98/086/001 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/002 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/003 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/004 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/005 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/006 19981015 |
2576547 | C02576547/01 | Switzerland | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: VERICIGUAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC-ZULASSUNG 68001 22.09.2021 |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |
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