US Patent

US12233067 — Topical treatment of vitiligo by a JAK inhibitor

Method of Use · Assigned to Incyte Corp · Expires 2040-07-28 · 14y remaining

Vulnerability score 58/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects a method of using ruxolitinib phosphate to treat vitiligo.

USPTO Abstract

The present disclosure relates to topical treatment of vitiligo using ruxolitinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Drugs covered by this patent

ruxolitinib-phosphate (RUXOLITINIB PHOSPHATE)

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

Code	Description	Drug
`U-4151`	—	ruxolitinib-phosphate

Patent Metadata

Patent number: US12233067
Jurisdiction: US
Classification: Method of Use
Expires: 2040-07-28
Drug substance claim: No
Drug product claim: No
Assignee: Incyte Corp
Source: FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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