Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 7,320,969 for the Company's SEASONIQUE(R) extended- cycle oral contraceptive. The patent will expire on January 30, 2024. The Company also announced that it has submitted the patent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuance in the Orange Book.
"We are very pleased that the PTO has issued this important patent to protect our SEASONIQUE extended-cycle oral contraception intellectual property," said Bruce L. Downey, Barr's Chairman and CEO. "We remain committed to developing new products for our portfolio of extended-cycle oral contraceptives and to providing women with options as they consider their contraceptive alternatives."
The Company received FDA approval for SEASONIQUE (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets 0.15 mg/0.03 mg and ethinyl estradiol tablets 0.01 mg) extended-cycle oral contraceptive in May 2006. SEASONIQUE is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy and represents the next generation of extended-cycle oral contraceptives in a category the Company created with the launch of the SEASONALE extended-cycle oral contraceptive in 2003.
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