See the DrugPatentWatch profile for entacapone
When does Orion’s entacapone patent expire?
I can’t determine Orion Oyj’s specific entacapone patent expiry date from the information provided here. Patent expiry depends on details that aren’t included in your prompt, such as the exact country/region (e.g., EU vs. Finland vs. US), the specific patent number, and whether you mean the marketing authorization expiry, basic patent expiry, or any supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) extensions.
What exactly should you check for “entacapone patent expiry”?
To get the correct expiry date, you typically need to identify:
- The jurisdiction (patent and/or SPC coverage is country/region specific)
- The product/legal entity covered (entacapone vs. a specific salt/formulation and brand)
- Whether there is an SPC (common in pharmaceuticals) that can extend exclusivity beyond the basic patent term
- Whether you mean patent expiry for manufacturing/sales, or regulatory exclusivity tied to the marketing authorization
Where can you look up Orion’s entacapone exclusivity dates?
Search in the appropriate registries for the region you care about:
- National patent registers (for the specific patent)
- EU registers for SPC-related data (if the relevant authorization is in the EU/EEA)
- US FDA Orange Book (if you’re looking for US exclusivity/patent listings for the marketed product)
What changes the expiry date in practice?
Even if a basic patent has an early expiry, exclusivity can still be extended if an SPC is granted, if additional patent families exist around formulation/process, or if regulatory protections remain in force. The “earliest expiry” can also differ from “latest expiry,” depending on how many patents cover the product.
Tell me what you need and I’ll pinpoint the date
If you share any of the following, I can narrow to the exact expiry date you want:
- Country/region (EU/Finland/US/etc.)
- The specific Orion product/market you mean (brand name if applicable)
- Any patent number(s) or an SPC/marketing authorization identifier
Sources
None.