Generic entry timeline

Velsipity generics — when can they launch?

Velsipity (Etrasimod Arginine) · Pfizer Inc. · 9 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2029-07-22
3 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2036-06-21
complete protection through 2036
FDA approval
Pfizer Inc.

Where Velsipity sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Velsipity expires in 2029 (~3 years 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 — 6 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 3 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Velsipity 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-3732(no description)
U-4047(no description)
U-4255(no description)
U-3730(no description)
U-3731(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 9 active US patents. View full estate on the Velsipity drug page →

  • US9126932 Method of Use · expires 2029-07-22
    This patent protects certain substituted compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions for use in treating S1P1 receptor-associated disorders such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and transplant rejection.
    USPTO title: Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid derivatives useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders
  • US8580841 Composition of Matter · expires 2030-03-05
    This patent protects certain substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid derivatives and their salts, useful as S1P1 receptor agonists.
    USPTO title: Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid derivatives useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders
  • US12156866 Method of Use · expires 2036-01-06
    This patent protects methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor by prescribing a standard dose of the compound (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl) benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid.
    USPTO title: Methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor
  • US12377071 Method of Use · expires 2036-01-06
    This patent protects methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor by prescribing a standard dose of Velsipity.
    USPTO title: Methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor
  • US11007175 Method of Use · expires 2036-01-06
    This patent protects methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor by prescribing a standard dose of Velsipity.
    USPTO title: Methods of treating conditions related to the S1P1 receptor
  • US11091435 Composition of Matter · expires 2036-06-21
    This patent protects a crystalline form of the L-arginine salt of a specific compound for use in treating S1P1 receptor-associated disorders.
    USPTO title: Crystalline L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3, 4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta [b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid(compound1) for use in S1P1 receptor-associated disorders

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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