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VITEKTA Drug Patent Profile


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

Vitekta is a drug marketed by Gilead Sciences Inc and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has ninety-two patent family members in thirty-six countries.

The generic ingredient in VITEKTA is elvitegravir. There are six drug master file entries for this compound. Additional details are available on the elvitegravir profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Vitekta

Vitekta was eligible for patent challenges on August 27, 2016.

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be April 26, 2027. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

There has been one patent litigation case involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

There is one tentative approval for the generic drug (elvitegravir), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

Indicators of Generic Entry

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DrugPatentWatch® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for VITEKTA
Generic Entry Date for VITEKTA*:
Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity:
NDA:
Dosage:

TABLET;ORAL

*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.

US Patents and Regulatory Information for VITEKTA

VITEKTA is protected by three US patents.

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

This potential generic entry date is based on patent 8,981,103.

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

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Gilead Sciences Inc VITEKTA elvitegravir TABLET;ORAL 203093-001 Sep 24, 2014 DISCN Yes No 7,635,704*PED ⤷  Start Trial Y ⤷  Start Trial
Gilead Sciences Inc VITEKTA elvitegravir TABLET;ORAL 203093-002 Sep 24, 2014 DISCN Yes No 7,176,220*PED ⤷  Start Trial Y ⤷  Start Trial
Gilead Sciences Inc VITEKTA elvitegravir TABLET;ORAL 203093-001 Sep 24, 2014 DISCN Yes No 7,176,220*PED ⤷  Start Trial Y ⤷  Start Trial
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Exclusivity Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for VITEKTA

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Gilead Sciences International Ltd Vitekta elvitegravir EMEA/H/C/002577Vitekta co-administered with a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor and with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for the treatment of human-immunodeficiency-virus-1 (HIV-1) infection in adults who are infected with HIV-1 without known mutations associated with resistance to elvitegravir. Withdrawn no no no 2013-11-13
>Company >Drugname >Inn >Product Number / Indication >Status >Generic >Biosimilar >Orphan >Marketing Authorisation >Marketing Refusal

Supplementary Protection Certificates for VITEKTA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1564210 PA2013018 Lithuania ⤷  Start Trial PRODUCT NAME: ELVITEGRAVIRUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/830/001, 2013 05 24 EU/1/13/830/002 20130524
1564210 C300624 Netherlands ⤷  Start Trial PRODUCT NAME: ELVITEGRAVIR IN ALLE VORMEN ZOALS; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/830/001-002 20130524
1564210 CA 2013 00058 Denmark ⤷  Start Trial PRODUCT NAME: ELVITEGRAVIR I ENHVER FORM SOM ER OMFATTET AF GRUNDPATENTET; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/13/830/001-002 20130524
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