US Patent

US10154990 — Medicaments for the treatment or prevention of fibrotic diseases

Method of Use · Assigned to Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · Expires 2026-01-08 · 0y expired

Vulnerability score 65/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects the use of indolinones, specifically those substituted in the 6 position, as a medicament for preventing or treating fibrotic diseases.

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of indolinones of general formula substituted in the 6 position, wherein R 1 to R 5 and X are defined as in claim 1 , the isomers and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, as a medicament for the prevention or treatment of specific fibrotic diseases.

Drugs covered by this patent

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

CodeDescriptionDrug
U-2620 nintedanib-esylate
U-2620 nintedanib-esylate

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US10154990
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2026-01-08
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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