Patent estate

Ferring Pharmaceuticals — Patent Portfolio

2 drugs with active patents · 3 active patents · 0 expired · 1 biologic with BPCIA exclusivity

AI-enriched 3/3 patents with grounded plain-English summaries · sourced from FDA Orange Book + Purple Book · updated 2026-05-18

Loss of exclusivity calendar · next 12 years

Drugs facing US patent or BPCIA biologic exclusivity loss per year. Click any year to see the broader cliff calendar for the industry.

Patent estate by drug

Menopur (MENOTROPINS)

🧬 BPCIA biologic exclusivity to 2016-10-29

Endometrin (progesterone)

Cliff 2029 · 3y
Formulation 1 Method of Use 2
  • US10548904 Vuln 75 2029-02-03
    This patent protects monolithic intravaginal rings containing progesterone, a method of making them, and their uses.
  • US8580293 Vuln 68 2030-01-21
    This patent protects monolithic intravaginal rings containing progesterone, a specific type of vaginal ring used for a specific purpose.
  • US10537584 Vuln 55 2029-02-03
    This patent protects monolithic intravaginal rings containing progesterone, a polysiloxane elastomer, and a hydrocarbon or glycerol ester of a fatty acid.

Patent classification breakdown · active patents

By US patent type. Method-of-use patents are most vulnerable to design-around; composition-of-matter patents are the strongest protection.

  • Method of Use 2 patents
  • Formulation 1 patent

Sources

  • FDA Orange Book — small-molecule patents listed against approved NDAs.
  • FDA Purple Book — biologic BPCIA 12-year reference product exclusivity.
  • USPTO Patent Public Search — title, abstract, claim text grounding.
  • AI summaries generated by Drug Landscape, grounded in source claim text.

Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric exclusivity) may shift effective expiry. Not legal advice.

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