Abiraterone Acetate Patent Expiration

Abiraterone Acetate is Used for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer in combination with prednisone, including metastatic castration-resistant and high-risk castration-sensitive types. It was first introduced by Janssen Biotech Inc in its drug Zytiga on Apr 28, 2011. Another drug containing Abiraterone Acetate is Yonsa. 15 different companies have introduced drugs containing Abiraterone Acetate.


Abiraterone Acetate Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Abiraterone Acetate, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

Drug Used in Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Drug Owner
Yonsa US10292990 Abiraterone steroid formulation May 20, 2034 Sun Pharm
Yonsa US9889144 Abiraterone acetate formulation and methods of use Mar 17, 2034 Sun Pharm
Zytiga US8822438 Methods and compositions for treating cancer Aug 24, 2027 Janssen Biotech
Zytiga US5604213 17-substituted steroids useful in cancer treatment Feb 18, 2014

(Expired)

Janssen Biotech



A patent's expiry date may change depending upon legal activities going on that patent. Critical activities like abandoning of a patent, term extension of a patent or amendment of its claims can increase or decrease the life of a patent hence affecting its expiry date and in turn affecting the generic launch date of that drug. Tracking these ongoing activities on a patent application helps to keep an eye on the latest developments in the patent process of the drug which can give an idea of how early a drug's generic could be available. The next section provides a list of recent legal activities on Abiraterone Acetate's patents.

Given below is the list recent legal activities going on the following patents of Abiraterone Acetate.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 21 Nov, 2022 US10292990
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 16 Feb, 2022 US8822438
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 13 Aug, 2021 US9889144
Review Certificate Mailed 21 Oct, 2019 US8822438
Review Certificate 11 Sep, 2019 US8822438
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 21 May, 2019 US10292990
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 21 May, 2019 US10292990
Email Notification 02 May, 2019 US10292990
Issue Notification Mailed 01 May, 2019 US10292990
Dispatch to FDC 02 Apr, 2019 US10292990


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Abiraterone Acetate Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Abiraterone Acetate. The first generic version for Abiraterone Acetate was by Apotex Inc and was approved on Oct 31, 2018. And the latest generic version is by Msn Laboratories Private Ltd and was approved on Apr 24, 2024.

Given below is the list of companies who have filed for Abiraterone Acetate generic, along with the locations of their manufacturing plants worldwide.