Generic entry timeline

Daliresp generics — when can they launch?

Daliresp (ROFLUMILAST) · Arcutis · 68 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2037-06-07
11 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2042-08-19
complete protection through 2042
FDA approval
2011
Arcutis

Where Daliresp sits in the generic timeline

Long-dated protection: earliest active US patent for Daliresp extends to 2037 (~11 years out). Generic competition is at least 4 years away. Lifecycle moves (new formulations, label extensions, combination filings) typically execute 18-36 months ahead of cliff.

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.

  • Formulation — 42 patents
  • Method of Use — 26 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Daliresp 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-4203(no description)
U-4301(no description)
U-3970(no description)
U-3748(no description)
U-3712(no description)
U-3773(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 68 active US patents. View full estate on the Daliresp drug page →

  • US11992480 Method of Use · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a method of reducing gastrointestinal side effects from a PDE-4 inhibitor, such as roflumilast, by topically administering it with phosphate ester surfactants.
    USPTO title: Method for reducing side effects from administration of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors
  • US12257242 Formulation · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition that inhibits the growth of roflumilast crystals during storage by including hexylene glycol.
    USPTO title: Inhibition of crystal growth of roflumilast
  • US12390453 Formulation · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a method for reducing gastrointestinal side effects of a PDE-4 inhibitor, such as roflumilast, by topically administering it with phosphate ester surfactants.
    USPTO title: Method for reducing side effects from administration of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors
  • US12042487 Formulation · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a method for reducing gastrointestinal side effects of a PDE-4 inhibitor, such as roflumilast, by topically administering it with phosphate ester surfactants.
    USPTO title: Method for reducing side effects from administration of phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors
  • US12257242 Formulation · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition that inhibits the growth of roflumilast crystals during storage by including hexylene glycol.
    USPTO title: Inhibition of crystal growth of roflumilast
  • US12310956 Method of Use · expires 2037-06-07
    This patent protects a method of using roflumilast, specifically a topical formulation with certain additives to improve delivery and plasma half-life.
    USPTO title: Topical roflumilast formulation having improved delivery and plasma half-life

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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