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Details for Patent: 7,132,570


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Which drugs does patent 7,132,570 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,132,570 protects NUVIGIL and is included in one NDA.

Protection for NUVIGIL has been extended six months for pediatric studies, as indicated by the *PED designation in the table below.

This patent has fifty-four patent family members in twenty-nine countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,132,570
Title:Method for the production of crystalline forms and crystalline forms of optical enantiomers of modafinil
Abstract:The invention relates to a process for the preparation of crystalline forms of the optical enantiomers of modafinil, comprising stages comprising: i) dissolving one of the optical enantiomers of modafinil in a solvent other than ethanol, ii) crystallising the modafinil enantiomer, iii) recovering the crystalline form of the modafinil enantiomer so obtained. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the optical enantiomers of modafinil.
Inventor(s): Neckebrock; Olivier (Ponteau Combault, FR), Leproust; Pierre (Creteil, FR)
Assignee: Cephalon France (Maisons-Alfort Cedex, FR)
Application Number:10/539,918
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,132,570
Patent Claim Types:
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Composition; Process;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,132,570

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Cephalon NUVIGIL armodafinil TABLET;ORAL 021875-001 Jun 15, 2007 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon NUVIGIL armodafinil TABLET;ORAL 021875-002 Mar 26, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon NUVIGIL armodafinil TABLET;ORAL 021875-003 Jun 15, 2007 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon NUVIGIL armodafinil TABLET;ORAL 021875-005 Mar 26, 2009 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon NUVIGIL armodafinil TABLET;ORAL 021875-004 Jun 15, 2007 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,132,570

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
France02 16412Dec 20, 2002
PCT Information
PCT FiledDecember 18, 2003PCT Application Number:PCT/FR03/03799
PCT Publication Date:July 22, 2004PCT Publication Number: WO20/04/060858

International Family Members for US Patent 7,132,570

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Argentina 042546 ⤷  Sign Up
Australia 2003299349 ⤷  Sign Up
Australia 2010212462 ⤷  Sign Up
Brazil 0316916 ⤷  Sign Up
Canada 2510096 ⤷  Sign Up
Canada 2724305 ⤷  Sign Up
Chile 2007002450 ⤷  Sign Up
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