Aurinia Drug Patent Portfolio

Aurinia owns 1 orange book drug protected by 3 US patents Given below is the list of Aurinia's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US10286036 Protocol for treatment of lupus nephritis 07 Dec, 2037
Active
US11622991 Protocol for treatment of lupus nephritis 07 Dec, 2037
Active
US7332472 Cyclosporine analogue mixtures and their use as immunomodulating agents 17 Oct, 2025
Active


Given below is the list of recent legal activities going on the following drug patents of Aurinia.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
transaction for FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period 30 Nov, 2023 US7332472
transaction for FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period 29 Nov, 2023 US7332472
Interim Patent Term Extension Granted 02 Oct, 2023 US7332472
Post Issue Communication - Certificate of Correction 27 May, 2023 US11622991
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 11 Apr, 2023 US11622991
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 11 Apr, 2023 US11622991
Email Notification 23 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Issue Notification Mailed 22 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Email Notification 13 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Dispatch to FDC 13 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 13 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Mailing Corrected Notice of Allowability 13 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Corrected Notice of Allowability 07 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Information Disclosure Statement considered 07 Mar, 2023 US11622991
Pubs Case Remand to TC 27 Feb, 2023 US11622991


Aurinia's Drug Patent Litigations

Aurinia's drugs have been subject to various legal proceedings, including patent litigations. The earliest legal proceeding was initiated on Feb 24, 2022, against patent number US10286036. The petitioner Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. et al., challenged the validity of this patent, with Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. as the respondent. Click below to track the latest information on how companies are challenging Aurinia's patents.

Patent Proceeding Filing Date Status Respondent Petitioner
Patent litigations
US10286036 February, 2022 Terminated-Settled
(25 Jan, 2023)
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. et al.


Aurinia's Family Patents

Aurinia drugs have patent protection in a total of 39 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 21.8% of its total global patent coverage. 20 countries have all of their patents expired or invalidated which has opened up potential generic launch opportunities in these countries. Click below to unlock the full patent family tree.

Family Patents



Aurinia Drug List

Given below is the complete list of Aurinia's drugs and the patents protecting them.


1. Lupkynis

Lupkynis is protected by 3 patents, out of which none have expired yet. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US10286036 Protocol for treatment of lupus nephritis 07 Dec, 2037
(13 years from now)
Active
US11622991 Protocol for treatment of lupus nephritis 07 Dec, 2037
(13 years from now)
Active
US7332472 Cyclosporine analogue mixtures and their use as immunomodulating agents 17 Oct, 2025
(11 months from now)
Active

Discover which of these patents contain the active ingredient(API) of the drug, their family patents, along with litigation and legal activity details of these patents on Lupkynis's drug page


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