Generic entry timeline

VADADUSTAT generics — when can they launch?

VADADUSTAT (VADADUSTAT) · · 42 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2027-06-26
1 year remaining
Full patent estate to
2036-03-31
complete protection through 2036
FDA approval
2023

Where VADADUSTAT sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for VADADUSTAT 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 — 21 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 18 patents
  • Formulation — 3 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by VADADUSTAT 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-3876(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 42 active US patents. View full estate on the VADADUSTAT drug page →

  • USRE47437 Composition of Matter · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects the composition of matter of vadadustat, an active drug substance.
  • USRE47437 Composition of Matter · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects the composition of matter of vadadustat, an active drug substance.
  • US8598210 Composition of Matter · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, specifically a compound called VADADUSTAT, and methods for using it to treat various diseases.
    USPTO title: Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use
  • US8940773 Method of Use · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects methods of using prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, such as vandetabine (vadadustat), to treat conditions including Peripheral Vascular Disease and heart failure.
    USPTO title: Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use
  • US8940773 Method of Use · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects methods of using prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, such as vandetabine (vadadustat), to treat conditions including Peripheral Vascular Disease and heart failure.
    USPTO title: Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use
  • US8598210 Composition of Matter · expires 2027-06-26
    This patent protects a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, specifically a compound called VADADUSTAT, and its methods of use for treating various diseases.
    USPTO title: Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use

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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