Details for Patent: 7,932,241

Which drugs does patent 7,932,241 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,932,241 protects ZOMETA and RECLAST and is included in two NDAs.

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

This patent has twenty-six patent family members in twenty-two countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,932,241

Patent landscape, scope, and claims:

Title:	Pharmaceutical products comprising bisphosphonates
Abstract:	A pharmaceutical product comprises a container containing a bisphosphonate solution, in which at least the internal surface of the container comprises a plastic material and in which the container is heat sterilisable, and which is in the form of a ready to use infusion solution, for administration of the bisphosphonate to a patient in need of bisphosphonate treatment.
Inventor(s):	Glausch; Alexandra (Weil am Rhein, DE), Loffler; Rolf (Freiburg, DE), Sigg; Juergen (Loerrach, DE)
Assignee:	Novartis AG (Basel, CH)
Application Number:	10/570,339
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,932,241
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Formulation; Compound; Process;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,932,241

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Submissiondate
Novartis	ZOMETA	zoledronic acid	INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS	021223-003	Jun 17, 2011		DISCN	Yes	No	7,932,241		Y
Sandoz	RECLAST	zoledronic acid	INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS	021817-001	Apr 16, 2007	AP	RX	Yes	Yes	7,932,241*PED				Y

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,932,241

PCT Information
PCT Filed	September 17, 2004	PCT Application Number:	PCT/EP2004/010470
PCT Publication Date:	March 24, 2005	PCT Publication Number:	WO2005/025551

International Family Members for US Patent 7,932,241

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Argentina	045670
Australia	2004271731
Brazil	PI0414562