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NOTE: This list is for informational purposes only and is not intended to have legal effect. Furthermore, this list does not include patents which have been extended only under § 156(e)(2) or § 156(d)(5) (patents which have only received an interim extension). A copy of the certificate of extension should be included in the "correction" section of the patent's images. All patent images can be found in the Patent Full Text and Image Database. 

For further information, contact Ali Salimi at (571) 272-0909 or ali.salimi@uspto.gov or Raul Tamayo at (571) 272-7728 or raul.tamayo@uspto.gov.

Please note that nearly all patent term extension applications are available on Public PAIR.

Additional information concerning patent expiration dates of human drug products can be obtained from the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The Patent and Exclusivity Addendum of the "Orange Book" the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalents Evaluations includes an alphabetical listing of human drug products according to generic name with related patent information.

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