US Patent

US8551521 — Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same

Method of Use · Assigned to Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd · Expires 2030-04-29 · 4y remaining

Vulnerability score 51/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects a method of using a pharmaceutical composition containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.

Drugs covered by this patent

Vascepa (ICOSAPENT ETHYL) · Amarin Pharms

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.

Code	Description	Drug
`U-1287`	—	Vascepa
`U-1287`	—	Vascepa

Patent Metadata

Patent number: US8551521
Jurisdiction: US
Classification: Method of Use
Expires: 2030-04-29
Drug substance claim: No
Drug product claim: No
Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd
Source: FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.

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