Lisinopril Patent Expiration

Lisinopril is Used for treating acute myocardial infarction, hypertension, and heart failure. It was first introduced by Merck Research Laboratories Div Merck Co Inc in its drug Prinivil on Dec 29, 1987. Other drugs containing Lisinopril are Qbrelis, Zestril. 20 different companies have introduced drugs containing Lisinopril.


Lisinopril Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Lisinopril, 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
Qbrelis US10039800 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US10265370 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US10406199 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US10940177 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US11179434 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US11771733 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US12128083 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US12186360 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US9463183 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US9616096 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity
Qbrelis US9814751 Lisinopril formulations Nov 06, 2035 Azurity



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 Lisinopril's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 11 Apr, 2024 US9463183
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Mail Patent eGrant Notification 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Email Notification 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Recordation of Patent eGrant 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Patent eGrant Notification 03 Oct, 2023 US11771733
Email Notification 15 Sep, 2023 US11771733
Issue Notification Mailed 13 Sep, 2023 US11771733
Dispatch to FDC 24 Aug, 2023 US11771733


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Lisinopril Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Lisinopril. The first generic version for Lisinopril was by Heritage Pharma Labs Inc and was approved on Jul 1, 2002. And the latest generic version is by Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc and was approved on Mar 4, 2021.

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