Metaxalone Patent Expiration

Metaxalone was first introduced by King Pharmaceuticals Research And Development Llc A Sub Of Pfizer Inc in its drug Skelaxin on Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982. Another drug containing Metaxalone is Metaxalone. 10 different companies have introduced drugs containing Metaxalone.


Metaxalone Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Metaxalone, 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
Metaxalone US11918559 Reduced dose metaxalone formulations Jul 29, 2039 Primus Pharms
Skelaxin US7122566 Metaxalone products, method of manufacture, and method of use Feb 06, 2026 King Pharms
Skelaxin US7714006 Methods of modifying the bioavailability of metaxalone Dec 03, 2021

(Expired)

King 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 Metaxalone's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Email Notification 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Mail Patent eGrant Notification 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Recordation of Patent eGrant 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Patent eGrant Notification 05 Mar, 2024 US11918559
Email Notification 14 Feb, 2024 US11918559
Issue Notification Mailed 14 Feb, 2024 US11918559
Dispatch to FDC 05 Feb, 2024 US11918559
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 05 Feb, 2024 US11918559


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Metaxalone Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Metaxalone. The first generic version for Metaxalone was by Sandoz Inc and was approved on Mar 31, 2010. And the latest generic version is by Ingenus Pharmaceuticals Llc and was approved on Oct 21, 2020.

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