Evoke Pharma, Inc. announced that it has been granted a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application No. 17/366,829 pertaining to GIMOTI, the first and only FDA-approved nasal formulation of metoclopramide commercially available in the United States. When issued, the patent will cover the intranasal pharmaceutical composition of GIMOTI.

Upon issuance, the patent titled "Nasal Formulations of Metoclopramide" will be set to expire in 2029. Based on market, healthcare provider (HCP), and patient surveys, GIMOTI has demonstrated a meaningful reduction in utilization of healthcare resources and presents a novel solution to diabetic gastroparesis treatment by delivering a non-oral dose of metoclopramide to relieve symptoms in adults associated with this disease. GIMOTI has been commercially available in the United States since 2020 and is currently prescribed by over a thousand HCPs nationwide.