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When do Opzelura patents expire, and when can generic versions of Opzelura launch?

Opzelura is a drug marketed by Incyte Corp and is included in one NDA. There are seventeen patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has three hundred and twenty-two patent family members in forty-eight countries.

The generic ingredient in OPZELURA is ruxolitinib phosphate. There are two drug master file entries for this compound. One supplier is listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ruxolitinib phosphate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Opzelura

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be December 12, 2028. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

There is one Paragraph IV patent challenge for this drug. This may lead to patent invalidation or a license for generic production.

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Drug patent expirations by year for OPZELURA
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DrugPatentWatch® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for OPZELURA
Generic Entry Date for OPZELURA*:
Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity:
NDA:
Dosage:
CREAM;TOPICAL

*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for OPZELURA

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Pharmacology for OPZELURA
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for OPZELURA
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
OPZELURA Cream ruxolitinib phosphate 1.5% 215309 1 2023-07-31

US Patents and Regulatory Information for OPZELURA

OPZELURA is protected by eighteen US patents and four FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the earliest date for a generic version of OPZELURA is ⤷  Try a Trial.

This potential generic entry date is based on patent ⤷  Try a Trial.

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

Patents protecting OPZELURA

Salts of the Janus kinase inhibitor (R)-3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentyl- propanenitrile
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidines as Janus kinase inhibitors
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Topical formulation for a JAK inhibitor
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Topical formulation for a JAK inhibitor
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Topical formulation for a JAK inhibitor
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Ruxolitinib formulation for reduction of itch in atopic dermatitis
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF MODERATE AD IN NON-IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS, WITH BASELINE BSA OF 3-20% AND ITCH NRS SCORE OF ≥4, WHOSE DISEASE IS NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED WITH TOPICAL PRESCRIPTION THERAPIES OR WHEN THOSE THERAPIES ARE NOT ADVISABLE


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR TOPICAL SHORT-TERM, NON-CONTINUOUS CHRONIC TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN NON-IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS WHOSE DISEASE IS NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED WITH TOPICAL PRESCRIPTION THERAPIES OR WHEN THOSE THERAPIES ARE NOT ADVISABLE


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR THE TOPICAL TREATMENT OF NONSEGMENTAL VITILIGO IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF MODERATE AD IN NON-IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS, WITH BASELINE BSA OF 3-20% AND ITCH NRS SCORE OF ≥4, WHOSE DISEASE IS NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED WITH TOPICAL PRESCRIPTION THERAPIES OR WHEN THOSE THERAPIES ARE NOT ADVISABLE


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR THE TOPICAL TREATMENT OF NONSEGMENTAL VITILIGO IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, IN THE ABSENCE OF PHOTOTHERAPY, WHEREIN THE VITILIGO AFFECTS AT LEAST ONE OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, TRUNK, AND FEET OF THE PATIENT


Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR THE TOPICAL TREATMENT OF NONSEGMENTAL VITILIGO IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, IN THE ABSENCE OF LASER OR PHOTOTHERAPY, WHEREIN THE VITILIGO AFFECTS AT LEAST ONE OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, TRUNK, AND FEET OF THE PATIENT

Heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidines as janus kinase inhibitors
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Pyrazolyl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidines as Janus kinase inhibitors
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Salts of the Janus kinase inhibitor (R)-3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentyl- propanenitrile
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Salts of the janus kinase inhibitor (R)-3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d] pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyrimidines as Janus kinase inhibitors
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Heteroaryl substituted pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-B] pyrimidines as janus kinase inhibitors
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting OPZELURA

NEW PRODUCT
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

INDICATED FOR THE TOPICAL TREATMENT OF NONSEGMENTAL VITILIGO IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 12 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

PEDIATRIC EXCLUSIVITY
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

PEDIATRIC EXCLUSIVITY
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Incyte Corp OPZELURA ruxolitinib phosphate CREAM;TOPICAL 215309-001 Sep 21, 2021 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Incyte Corp OPZELURA ruxolitinib phosphate CREAM;TOPICAL 215309-001 Sep 21, 2021 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Incyte Corp OPZELURA ruxolitinib phosphate CREAM;TOPICAL 215309-001 Sep 21, 2021 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Incyte Corp OPZELURA ruxolitinib phosphate CREAM;TOPICAL 215309-001 Sep 21, 2021 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for OPZELURA

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for OPZELURA?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Australia

Patent: 08266183
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Brazil

Patent: 0814254
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Canada

Patent: 89663
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

China

Patent: 1932582
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 3524509
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Colombia

Patent: 51256
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Costa Rica

Patent: 151
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Croatia

Patent: 0140541
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 0160717
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 0190385
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Cuba

Patent: 933
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 179
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 090213
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 120155
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Cyprus

Patent: 15145
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 17693
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 21338
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Denmark

Patent: 73752
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 40731
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Dominican Republic

Patent: 009000280
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Ecuador

Patent: 099802
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Eurasian Patent Organization

Patent: 9784
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1070013
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

European Patent Office

Patent: 73752
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 40731
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 95369
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 11883
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Georgia, Republic of

Patent: 0125533
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Guatemala

Patent: 0900314
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Hong Kong

Patent: 43161
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 98652
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Hungary

Patent: 29236
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 43732
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Israel

Patent: 2524
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 4276
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 0401
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 7708
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Japan

Patent: 75653
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 10529209
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Lithuania

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Malaysia

Patent: 4969
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Mexico

Patent: 2814
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 09013402
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Montenegro

Patent: 960
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Morocco

Patent: 517
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

New Zealand

Patent: 1803
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Nicaragua

Patent: 0900216
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Norway

Patent: 19025
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Poland

Patent: 73752
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 40731
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Portugal

Patent: 73752
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

San Marino

Patent: 201000002
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 01000002
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Serbia

Patent: 245
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 878
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 449
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Singapore

Patent: 2198
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 201509887U
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 201912675V
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Slovenia

Patent: 73752
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 40731
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 70090
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Africa

Patent: 0908826
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Korea

Patent: 1549876
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 100049010
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 150036210
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Spain

Patent: 67665
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 75797
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 14092
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 03444
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Tunisia

Patent: 09000514
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Turkey

Patent: 1903488
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Ukraine

Patent: 467
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering OPZELURA around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Spain 2561507 ⤷  Try a Trial
China 103524509 Salts of the janus kinase inhibitor (r)-3-(4-(7h-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1h-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile ⤷  Try a Trial
Denmark 2474545 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 2020341575 Ruxolitinib formulation for reduction of itch in atopic dermatitis ⤷  Try a Trial
>Country >Patent Number >Title >Estimated Expiration

Supplementary Protection Certificates for OPZELURA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1966202 CR 2013 00005 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: RUXOLITINIB, ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF, HERUNDER RUXOLITINIB PHOSFAT; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/12/773/001-003 20120823
2455382 LUC00016 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: RUXOLITINIB, OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/12/773/001-016 20150313
1966202 SPC/GB13/005 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: RUXOLITINIB, OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF.; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/12/773/001 20120828; UK EU/1/12/773/002 20120828; UK EU/1/12/773/003 20120828
2455382 17C1013 France ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: RUXOLITINIB OU L'UN DE SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/773/001-016 20150313
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