SKYLA Drug Patent Profile

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Which patents cover Skyla, and when can generic versions of Skyla launch?

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

This drug has seventy-seven patent family members in thirty countries.

The generic ingredient in SKYLA 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 Skyla

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

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Summary for SKYLA

International Patents:	77
US Patents:	3
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	104
Patent Applications:	4,912
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for SKYLA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in SKYLA?	SKYLA excipients list
DailyMed Link:	SKYLA at DailyMed

Drug patent expirations by year for SKYLA

Pharmacology for SKYLA

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

US Patents and Regulatory Information for SKYLA

SKYLA is protected by three US patents.

Patents protecting SKYLA

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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	SKYLA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	203159-001	Jan 9, 2013		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare	SKYLA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	203159-001	Jan 9, 2013		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare	SKYLA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	203159-001	Jan 9, 2013		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ 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.	>Exclusivity Expiration

Expired US Patents for SKYLA

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Bayer Hlthcare	SKYLA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	203159-001	Jan 9, 2013	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare	SKYLA	levonorgestrel	SYSTEM;INTRAUTERINE	203159-001	Jan 9, 2013	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Generic Name	>Dosage	>NDA	>Approval Date	>Patent No.	>Patent Expiration

International Patents for SKYLA

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Germany	798999		⤷ Sign Up
Russian Federation	2129416	DEVICE FOR INTRODUCTION OF INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE	⤷ Sign Up
Ukraine	77859	DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CAPSULE CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for SKYLA

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1453521	C 2015 029	Romania	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL SI ETINILESTRADIOL; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: RO 7793/2015/001; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20150612; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): SK. 17/0017/15-S; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20150129
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
1453521	132016000025143	Italy	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ED ETINILESTRADIOLO(SEASONIQUE); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): 17/0017/15-S, 20150211;042139016, 20150414
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