MIRENA Drug Patent Profile

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Which patents cover Mirena, and what generic alternatives are available?

Mirena is a drug marketed by Bayer Hlthcare and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-five patent family members in twenty countries.

The generic ingredient in MIRENA is levonorgestrel. There are twenty drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the levonorgestrel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Mirena

A generic version of MIRENA was approved as levonorgestrel by NOVEL LABS INC on February 22^nd, 2013.

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Summary for MIRENA

International Patents:	45
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	104
Clinical Trials:	71
Patent Applications:	4,776
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for MIRENA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in MIRENA?	MIRENA excipients list
DailyMed Link:	MIRENA at DailyMed

Drug patent expirations by year for MIRENA

Recent Clinical Trials for MIRENA

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Sponsor	Phase
University Health Network, Toronto	Phase 2
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute	Phase 4
Peking University People's Hospital	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for MIRENA

Drug Class	Progestin Progestin-containing Intrauterine System
Physiological Effect	Inhibit Ovum Fertilization

US Patents and Regulatory Information for MIRENA

MIRENA is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting MIRENA

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Patented Use: A METHOD OF POSITIONING AN INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM (IUS) BY DETERMINING A DEPTH OF THE UTERUS, HOLDING AN INSERTER HANDLE WITH ONE HAND, INSERTING THE IUS INTO THE UTERUS, AND RETRACTING A SLIDER ON THE HANDLE TO RELEASE THE IUS INTO THE UTERUS

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Patented Use: A METHOD OF PREVENTING PREGNANCY BY PROVIDING AN INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM (IUS), HOLDING AN INSERTER HANDLE WITH ONE HAND, INSERTING THE IUS INTO THE UTERUS, AND MOVING A SLIDER IN THE HANDLE TO RELEASE THE IUS WITHIN THE UTERUS

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Bayer Hlthcare	MIRENA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	021225-001	Dec 6, 2000		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare	MIRENA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	021225-001	Dec 6, 2000		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
>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 MIRENA

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Bayer Hlthcare	MIRENA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	021225-001	Dec 6, 2000	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for MIRENA

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Japan	2012502713		⤷ Sign Up
China	1147277		⤷ Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2010031902		⤷ Sign Up
Taiwan	I472320		⤷ Sign Up
Poland	2352470		⤷ Sign Up
Australia	2009294543	An inserter	⤷ Sign Up
Slovakia	72397	INSERTER FOR THE POSITIONING OF AN INTRAUTERINE DEVICE	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for MIRENA

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1453521	C201630040	Spain	⤷ Sign Up	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
1453521	122015000093	Germany	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 87675.00.00 20150720; FIRST REGISTRATION: SLOWAKEI 17/0017/15-S 20150129
1453521	132016000025143	Italy	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ED ETINILESTRADIOLO(SEASONIQUE); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): 17/0017/15-S, 20150211;042139016, 20150414
1453521	39/2015	Austria	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND EINE KOMBINATION VON LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 136021 20150224; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
1453521	93156	Luxembourg	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ET ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST REGISTRATION DATE: 20150211
1453521	300814	Netherlands	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL EN ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 117453 20151211; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
1453521	15C0050	France	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL ET MELANGE DE LEVONORGESTREL ET ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL 42237 20150320; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK - 17/0017/15-S 20150129
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