Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - Bausch Health

9 pending office actions • 6 clients

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
3
Final Rejections
6
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED 3
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2
Durect Corporation 1
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs 1
Durect Corporation 1
BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19299563 Solid Dispersion Forms of Rifaximin Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E 1629 Non-Final OA Aug 14, 2025
18572715 25-Hydroxy-Cholest-5-En-3-Sulfate Choline and Methods for Preparing, and Uses of, Same Durect Corporation BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 1624 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2023
18241355 METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SCHMITT, MICHAEL J 1629 Non-Final OA Sep 01, 2023
18034411 RIFAXIMIN LIQUID FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED MOU, LIYUAN 1628 Non-Final OA Apr 28, 2023
18008605 USE OF OXYGENATED CHOLESTEROL SULFATES FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS The United States Department of Veterans Affairs RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 Non-Final OA Dec 06, 2022
17924101 TREATMENT OF NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) Durect Corporation NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY 1621 Final Rejection Nov 08, 2022
17965394 METHODS OF REDUCING MORTALITY IN SUBJECTS SUFFERING FROM AN UNDERLYING DISEASE OR CONDITION BY ADMINISTRATION OF METHYLNALTREXONE BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED KOSTURKO, GEORGE W 1621 Non-Final OA Oct 13, 2022
17913844 SOLID DISPERSIONS OF RIFAXIMIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF OVERT HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL 1627 Final Rejection Sep 23, 2022
17747938 POLYMERIC EMULSION DELIVERY SYSTEMS BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED VALENROD, YEVGENY 1628 Final Rejection May 18, 2022

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