Febuxostat Patent Expiration

Febuxostat is Used for managing hyperuricemia in patients with gout. It was first introduced by Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc in its drug Uloric on Feb 13, 2009. 16 different companies have introduced drugs containing Febuxostat.


Febuxostat Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Febuxostat, 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
Uloric US8372872 Methods for concomitant treatment of theophylline and febuxostat Sep 08, 2031 Takeda Pharms Usa
Uloric US9107912 Methods for concomitant treatment of theophylline and febuxostat Sep 08, 2031 Takeda Pharms Usa
Uloric US7361676 Solid preparation containing single crystal form Mar 08, 2024

(Expired)

Takeda Pharms Usa
Uloric US6225474 Polymorphs of 2-(3-cyano-4-isobutyloxyphenyl)-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic acid and method of producing the same Jun 18, 2019

(Expired)

Takeda Pharms Usa
Uloric US5614520 2-arylthiazole derivatives and pharmaceutical composition thereof Mar 25, 2019

(Expired)

Takeda Pharms Usa



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 Febuxostat's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 20 Feb, 2023 US9107912
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 12 Aug, 2020 US8372872
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 01 Oct, 2019 US7361676(Litigated)
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 18 Feb, 2019 US9107912
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 30 Jan, 2019 US9107912
Email Notification 30 Jan, 2019 US9107912
Correspondence Address Change 29 Jan, 2019 US9107912
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 10 Sep, 2018 US8372872
Email Notification 10 Sep, 2018 US8372872
Correspondence Address Change 07 Sep, 2018 US8372872


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Febuxostat Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Febuxostat. The first generic version for Febuxostat was by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and was approved on Jul 1, 2019. And the latest generic version is by Lupin Ltd and was approved on Jan 17, 2024.

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