Cantharidin Patent Expiration

Cantharidin is Used for treating molluscum contagiosum skin lesions in patients 2 years and older. It was first introduced by Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc in its drug Ycanth on Jul 21, 2023.


Cantharidin Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Cantharidin, 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
Ycanth US11147790 Treatment of cutaneous disorders Aug 22, 2038 Verrica Pharms
Ycanth US11052064 Compositions, methods and systems for the treatment of cutaneous disorders May 28, 2035 Verrica Pharms



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 Cantharidin's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Second letter to regulating agency to determine regulatory review period 07 Mar, 2024 US11052064
Letter from FDA or Dept of Agriculture re PTE application 07 Feb, 2024 US11052064
Initial letter Re: PTE Application to regulating agency 06 Dec, 2023 US11052064
Patent Term Extension Application under 35 USC 156 Filed 12 Sep, 2023 US11052064
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 19 Oct, 2021 US11147790
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 19 Oct, 2021 US11147790
Email Notification 30 Sep, 2021 US11147790
Issue Notification Mailed 29 Sep, 2021 US11147790
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 22 Sep, 2021 US11147790
Dispatch to FDC 22 Sep, 2021 US11147790


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