Olanzapine Patent Expiration

Olanzapine is Used for treating treatment-resistant depression in adults. It was first introduced by Cheplapharm Registration Gmbh in its drug Zyprexa on Sep 30, 1996. Another drug containing Olanzapine is Zyprexa Zydis. 33 different companies have introduced drugs containing Olanzapine.


Olanzapine Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Olanzapine, 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
Zyprexa US6960577 Combination therapy for treatment of refractory depression Nov 01, 2017

(Expired)

Cheplapharm
Zyprexa Zydis US6960577 Combination therapy for treatment of refractory depression Nov 01, 2017

(Expired)

Cheplapharm



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 Olanzapine's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 01 Nov, 2005 US6960577
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 01 Nov, 2005 US6960577
Issue Notification Mailed 12 Oct, 2005 US6960577
Receipt into Pubs 06 Oct, 2005 US6960577
Dispatch to FDC 05 Oct, 2005 US6960577
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 13 Aug, 2005 US6960577
Issue Fee Payment Verified 05 Jul, 2005 US6960577
Issue Fee Payment Received 05 Jul, 2005 US6960577
Mail Examiner's Amendment 02 Jun, 2005 US6960577
Mail Notice of Allowance 02 Jun, 2005 US6960577


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Olanzapine Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Olanzapine. The first generic version for Olanzapine was by Sandoz Inc and was approved on Oct 24, 2011. And the latest generic version is by Ubi Pharma Inc and was approved on Jun 11, 2025.

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


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