Generic entry timeline

Cutivate generics — when can they launch?

Cutivate (FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE) · Teva Pharm · 118 active US patents · 2 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2026-08-26
expired
Full patent estate to
2041-01-06
complete protection through 2041
FDA approval
1990
Teva Pharm

Where Cutivate sits in the generic timeline

All listed Orange Book patents for Cutivate have expired. Generic entry is permitted, and ANDA filers can launch without patent infringement risk. Hatch-Waxman exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may still apply if recently approved.

Under US Hatch-Waxman, a generic enters via an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) and may file with one of four Paragraph IV certifications attacking the brand's listed patents. If the brand sues within 45 days, a 30-month FDA approval stay is triggered. First Para IV filer typically gets 180-day market exclusivity.

Patent estate by type — active patents

Method-of-use patents only carve out specific indications; generics can launch with a "skinny label" omitting those uses. Composition-of-matter patents block the molecule itself.

  • Other — 59 patents
  • Formulation — 49 patents
  • Method of Use — 10 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Cutivate patents

Method-of-use patents are listed against specific FDA Patent Use Codes ("U-codes") representing carved-out indications. Generics can launch with a label that omits these uses.

U-codeDescription
U-2133(no description)
U-645(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 118 active US patents. View full estate on the Cutivate drug page →

  • US7500444 Other · expires 2026-08-26
    This patent protects an actuation indicator for a dispensing device that includes a rotatable wheel and a ratchet pawl mechanism.
    USPTO title: Actuation indicator for a dispensing device
  • US7500444 Other · expires 2026-08-26
    This patent protects an actuation indicator for a dispensing device that includes a rotatable wheel and a ratchet pawl mechanism.
    USPTO title: Actuation indicator for a dispensing device
  • US10195375 Formulation · expires 2031-02-14
    This patent protects an airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler that allows air to flow independently of a conduit.
    USPTO title: Airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler
  • US10195375 Formulation · expires 2031-02-14
    This patent protects an airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler that allows air to flow independently of a conduit.
    USPTO title: Airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler
  • US10195375 Formulation · expires 2031-02-14
    This patent protects an airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler that allows air to flow independently of a conduit.
    USPTO title: Airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler
  • US10195375 Formulation · expires 2031-02-14
    This patent protects an airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler that allows air to flow independently of a conduit.
    USPTO title: Airflow adaptor for a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler

Sources

Patent term extensions (PTR, pediatric exclusivity), Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays, and FDA regulatory exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may shift the effective generic entry date. Not legal advice.

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