AcelRx Pharmaceuticals provides update on its Patent Portfolio for Zalviso and its Proprietary Platform Technologies
Friday, October 17, 2014
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today provided an update regarding its growing patent estate which totals 30 issued patents worldwide. These issued patents cover AcelRx''s sufentanil Nanotab®, medication delivery devices and platform technology, and include thirteen issued U.S. patents, four issued European patents and thirteen issued patents in other international territories including Japan and China. These issued patents are expected to provide coverage through 2027 – 2030.
"Since late last year, we have received 11 issued patents, including both pharmaceutical and device patents with a combination of composition and method claims which expand the scope of protection for both Zalviso and our pipeline programs," stated Richard King, president and CEO of AcelRx. "We will continue to pursue additional patent protection both through our existing applications and the filing of new applications in order to expand the depth, geographic coverage and duration of our intellectual property protection."
Newly Issued U.S. Patents
U.S. patent #8,778,393 entitled "Small Volume Oral Transmucosal Dosage Forms Containing Sufentanil for Treatment of Pain." Issued July 15, 2014, with coverage anticipated until 2027.
U.S. patent #8,778,394 entitled "Small Volume Oral Transmucosal Dosage Forms." Issued July 15 2014, with coverage anticipated until 2027.
U.S. patent #8,574,189 entitled "Storage and Dispensing Devices for Administration of Oral Transmucosal Dosage Forms" relates to our Single Dose Applicator technology utilized in our pipeline programs. Issued November 5, 2013, with coverage anticipated until 2030.
U.S. patent #8,753,308 entitled "Methods for Administering Small Volume Oral Transmucosal Dosage Forms Using a Dispensing Device." Issued June 17, 2014, with coverage anticipated until 2027.
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