Lacosamide Patent Expiration

Lacosamide is Used for treating partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy aged 17 years and older, either as adjunctive therapy or when oral treatment is temporarily not feasible. It was first introduced by Ucb Inc in its drug Vimpat on Oct 28, 2008. Another drug containing Lacosamide is Motpoly Xr. 35 different companies have introduced drugs containing Lacosamide.


Lacosamide Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Lacosamide, 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
Motpoly Xr US11337943 Lacosamide pharmaceutical composition and dosage form thereof Jun 05, 2040 Aucta
Motpoly Xr US11883374 Lacosamide pharmaceutical composition and dosage form thereof Jun 05, 2040 Aucta
Motpoly Xr US12042474 Lacosamide pharmaceutical composition and dosage form thereof Jun 05, 2040 Aucta
Vimpat USRE38551 Anticonvulsant enantiomeric amino acid derivatives Mar 17, 2022

(Expired)

Ucb Inc
Vimpat US5654301 Amino acid derivative anticonvulsant Aug 05, 2014

(Expired)

Ucb Inc



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Lacosamide Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Lacosamide. The first generic version for Lacosamide was by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc and was approved on Apr 28, 2016. And the latest generic version is by Ajenat Pharmaceuticals Llc and was approved on Jun 26, 2025.

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