Potassium Chloride Patent Expiration

Potassium Chloride was first introduced by Savage Laboratories Inc Div Altana Inc in its drug Kaon Cl on Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982. Other drugs containing Potassium Chloride are Potassium Chloride, Slow-K, Pokonza, Potassium Chloride 30Meq In Plastic Container, Micro-K, Klor-Con, Klotrix, Potassium Chloride 40Meq In Plastic Container, Micro-K Ls, Potassium Chloride 20Meq In Plastic Container, K-Tab, Kaon Cl-10, Ten-K, Micro-K 10, Potassium Chloride 10Meq In Plastic Container. 65 different companies have introduced drugs containing Potassium Chloride.


Potassium Chloride Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Potassium Chloride, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

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Drug Used in Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Drug Owner
Potassium Chloride US12539314 Mar 07, 2039 Genus Lifesciences



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 Potassium Chloride's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Email Notification 13 Aug, 2025 US12539314
Electronic Review 13 Aug, 2025 US12539314
Mail Non-Final Rejection 13 Aug, 2025 US12539314
Non-Final Rejection 09 Aug, 2025 US12539314
Disposal for a RCE / CPA / R129 21 Jul, 2025 US12539314
Date Forwarded to Examiner 21 Jul, 2025 US12539314
Affidavit(s) (Rule 131 or 132) or Exhibit(s) Received 18 Jul, 2025 US12539314
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 18 Jul, 2025 US12539314
Workflow - Request for RCE - Begin 18 Jul, 2025 US12539314
Mail Final Rejection (PTOL - 326) 30 Apr, 2025 US12539314


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Potassium Chloride Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Potassium Chloride. The first generic version for Potassium Chloride was by Miles Laboratories Inc and was approved on Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982. And the latest generic version is by Quagen Pharmaceuticals Llc and was approved on Dec 22, 2025.

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