Daptomycin Patent Expiration

Daptomycin was first introduced by Cubist Pharmaceuticals Llc in its drug Cubicin on Sep 12, 2003. Other drugs containing Daptomycin are Dapzura Rt, Daptomycin In 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Daptomycin, Cubicin Rf. 23 different companies have introduced drugs containing Daptomycin.


Daptomycin Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Daptomycin, 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
Dapzura Rt US11173189 Daptomycin formulations containing a combination of sorbitol and mannitol Mar 11, 2041 Baxter Hlthcare Corp
Daptomycin US11759497 Daptomycin formulations Aug 28, 2038 Hikma
Daptomycin US12053502 Daptomycin formulations Aug 28, 2038 Hikma
Daptomycin US10357535 Daptomycin formulations and uses thereof Sep 11, 2033 Hospira
Daptomycin US9655946 Daptomycin formulations and uses thereof Sep 11, 2033 Hospira
Cubicin US9138456 Lipopeptide compositions and related methods Nov 23, 2030 Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin Rf US9138456 Lipopeptide compositions and related methods Nov 23, 2030 Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin US8003673 Daptomycin for the treatment of biofilm and catheter salvage Sep 04, 2028 Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin US8058238 High purity lipopeptides Nov 28, 2020

(Expired)

Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin US8129342 High purity lipopeptides Nov 28, 2020

(Expired)

Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin US6468967 Methods for administration of antibiotics Sep 24, 2019

(Expired)

Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin US6852689 Methods for administration of antibiotics Sep 24, 2019

(Expired)

Cubist Pharms Llc
Cubicin USRE39071 Anhydro-and isomer-a-21978c cyclic peptides Jun 15, 2016

(Expired)

Cubist Pharms Llc



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 Daptomycin's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Email Notification 20 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Recordation of Patent eGrant 19 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Patent eGrant Notification 19 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 19 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 19 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Mail Patent eGrant Notification 19 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Email Notification 01 Sep, 2023 US11759497
Issue Notification Mailed 30 Aug, 2023 US11759497
Dispatch to FDC 09 Aug, 2023 US11759497
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 09 Aug, 2023 US11759497


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Daptomycin Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Daptomycin. The first generic version for Daptomycin was by Hospira Inc and was approved on Sep 12, 2014. And the latest generic version is by Biocon Pharma Ltd and was approved on Aug 29, 2024.

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