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Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,371,727


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Which drugs does patent 7,371,727 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,371,727 protects LINZESS and is included in one NDA.

This patent has eighty-six patent family members in twenty-seven countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,371,727
Title:Methods and compositions for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
Abstract: The present invention features compositions and related methods for treating IBS and other gastrointestinal disorders and conditions (e.g., gastrointestinal motility disorders, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), duodenogastric reflux, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, functional heartburn, dyspepsia (including functional dyspepsia or nonulcer dyspepsia), gastroparesis, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (or colonic pseudo-obstruction), and disorders and conditions associated with constipation, e.g., constipation associated with use of opiate pain killers, post-surgical constipation (post-operative ileus), and constipation associated with neuropathic disorders as well as other conditions and disorders using peptides and other agents that activate the guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) receptor.
Inventor(s): Currie; Mark G. (Sterling, MA), Mahajan-Miklos; Shalina (Stanford, CA), Fretzen; Angelika (Somerville, MA), Sun; Li Jing (New York, NY), Norman; Thea (San Diego, CA), Milne; G. Todd (Brookline, MA)
Assignee: Microbia, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Application Number:10/899,806
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,371,727
Patent Claim Types:
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Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,371,727

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Abbvie LINZESS linaclotide CAPSULE;ORAL 202811-003 Jan 25, 2017 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie LINZESS linaclotide CAPSULE;ORAL 202811-001 Aug 30, 2012 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie LINZESS linaclotide CAPSULE;ORAL 202811-002 Aug 30, 2012 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Patented / Exclusive Use >Submissiondate

International Family Members for US Patent 7,371,727

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
European Patent Office 1594517 ⤷  Sign Up 300593 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1594517 ⤷  Sign Up C300593 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1594517 ⤷  Sign Up CA 2013 00026 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1594517 ⤷  Sign Up PA2013013 Lithuania ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1594517 ⤷  Sign Up 92200 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up
>Country >Patent Number >Estimated Expiration >Supplementary Protection Certificate >SPC Country >SPC Expiration

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