US Patent

US9034867 — Pharmaceutical compositions comprising sorbitan esters

Method of Use · Assigned to Alkermes Pharma Ireland Ltd · Expires 2032-11-07 · 6y remaining

Vulnerability score 45/100 Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges

What this patent protects

This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition containing sorbitan esters of carboxylic acids for delivering anti-psychotic drugs.

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising sorbitan esters of carboxylic acids that are useful for the delivery of anti-psychotic drugs.

Drugs covered by this patent

Aristada (ARIPIPRAZOLE LAUROXIL) · Alkermes Inc

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-543`	—	Aristada
`U-543`	—	Aristada
`U-543`	—	Aristada
`U-543`	—	Aristada

Patent Metadata

Patent number: US9034867
Jurisdiction: US
Classification: Method of Use
Expires: 2032-11-07
Drug substance claim: No
Drug product claim: Yes
Assignee: Alkermes Pharma 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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