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Santen SAS

12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
8 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 2 fees due Jan 7 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 7
  • 1 fee due Mar 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Compositions containing quaternary ammonium compounds (US 9,132,071) comes due Mar 15, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 15, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,220,694Emulsion compositions containing cetalkonium chloride
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,973,081Emulsion compositions containing quaternary ammonium compounds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,612,658Oil-in-water emulsions comprising cetalkonium chloride and methods of making and using the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,071,114Compositions containing quaternary ammonium compounds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,298,569Ophthalmic emulsions containing an immunosuppressive agent
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,298,568Oil-in-water type emulsion with low concentration of cationic agent and positive zeta potential
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,372,434Ophthalmic oil-in-water type emulsion with stable positive zeta potential
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,132,071Compositions containing quaternary ammonium compounds
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,089,480Anionic oil-in-water emulsions containing prostaglandins and uses thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,555,045Use of prostaglandins F2alpha and analogues for the healing of corneal and conjunctival lesions
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 12: 8 patents in force now held by others · 9 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 19 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

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