Generic entry timeline

Tukysa generics — when can they launch?

Tukysa (tucatinib) · Seagen · 14 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2027-05-09
1 year remaining
Full patent estate to
2038-04-27
complete protection through 2038
FDA approval
2020
Seagen

Where Tukysa sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Tukysa expires in 2027 (~1 year from today). ANDA filers are likely already preparing Paragraph IV certifications. Expect first-filer 180-day exclusivity competition imminently.

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.

  • Method of Use — 12 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 2 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Tukysa 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-2788(no description)
U-3783(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 14 active US patents. View full estate on the Tukysa drug page →

  • US9693989 Method of Use · expires 2027-05-09
    This patent protects compounds that inhibit a specific type of enzyme and methods of using them to treat diseases characterized by excessive cell growth in mammals.
    USPTO title: N4-phenyl-quinazoline-4-amine derivatives and related compounds as ErbB type I receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases
  • US9693989 Method of Use · expires 2027-05-09
    This patent protects compounds that inhibit a specific type of enzyme and methods of using them to treat diseases characterized by excessive cell growth in mammals.
    USPTO title: N4-phenyl-quinazoline-4-amine derivatives and related compounds as ErbB type I receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases
  • US8648087 Composition of Matter · expires 2031-01-14
    This patent protects compounds that inhibit a specific type of enzyme and are useful in treating diseases characterized by excessive cell growth.
    USPTO title: N4-phenyl-quinazoline-4-amine derivatives and related compounds as ErbB type I receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases
  • US8648087 Composition of Matter · expires 2031-01-14
    This patent protects compounds that inhibit a specific type of enzyme and are useful in treating diseases characterized by excessive cell growth.
    USPTO title: N4-phenyl-quinazoline-4-amine derivatives and related compounds as ErbB type I receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases
  • US9457093 Method of Use · expires 2032-10-12
    This patent protects a solid dispersion of the ERB2 (HER2) inhibitor N4-(4-([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-yloxy)-3-methylphenyl)-N6-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)quinazoline-4,6-diamine.
    USPTO title: Solid dispersions of a ERB2 (HER2) inhibitor
  • US9457093 Method of Use · expires 2032-10-12
    This patent protects a solid dispersion of the ERB2 (HER2) inhibitor N4-(4-([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-yloxy)-3-methylphenyl)-N6-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)quinazoline-4,6-diamine.
    USPTO title: Solid dispersions of a ERB2 (HER2) inhibitor

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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