Tobramycin Patent Expiration

Tobramycin is Used for treating cystic fibrosis patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It was first introduced by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp in its drug Tobrex on Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982. Other drugs containing Tobramycin are Kitabis Pak, Bethkis, Tobi, Tobi Podhaler. 24 different companies have introduced drugs containing Tobramycin.


Tobramycin Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Tobramycin, 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
Tobi Podhaler US10207066 Aerosolization apparatus with capsule puncture alignment guide Nov 04, 2030 Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US8869794 Aerosolization apparatus with capsule puncturing member Sep 12, 2028 Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US7559325 Aerosolization apparatus with air inlet shield Oct 27, 2025 Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US8664187 Methods of treatment of endobronchial infections Jun 20, 2025

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US11484671 Aerosolization apparatus with capsule puncture alignment guide Nov 07, 2024

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US8069851 Aeorosolization apparatus with air inlet shield Sep 24, 2024

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler USRE47526 Aerosolization apparatus with air inlet shield Apr 09, 2024

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US7516741 Aerosolization apparatus with feedback mechanism Jan 11, 2024

(Expired)

Viatris
Bethkis US7696178 Optimised formulation of tobramycin for aerosolization Mar 17, 2023

(Expired)

Chiesi
Tobi Podhaler US7368102 Pulmonary delivery of aminoglycosides Dec 19, 2022

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US8715623 Pulmonary delivery of aminoglycoside Dec 19, 2022

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US9421166 Pulmonary delivery of aminoglycoside Dec 19, 2022

(Expired)

Viatris
Bethkis US6987094 Optimized formulation of tobramycin for aerosolization Sep 22, 2022

(Expired)

Chiesi
Bethkis US7939502 Optimised formulation of tobramycin for aerosolization Jun 14, 2022

(Expired)

Chiesi
Tobi Podhaler US7097827 Devices, compositions and methods for the pulmonary delivery of aerosolized medicaments Jun 27, 2021

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US7442388 Phospholipid-based powders for drug delivery May 10, 2020

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi Podhaler US8349294 Stable metal ion-lipid powdered pharmaceutical compositions for drug delivery and methods of use May 10, 2020

(Expired)

Viatris
Tobi US5508269 Aminoglycoside formulation for aerosolization Oct 19, 2014

(Expired)

Viatris



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 Tobramycin's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Court Processing Terminated 17 Apr, 2024 US7516741
Maintenance Fee Reminder Mailed 15 Apr, 2024 US9421166
Court Processing Terminated 01 Mar, 2024 US7097827
Court Processing Terminated 28 Feb, 2024 US7442388
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 01 Nov, 2022 US11484671
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 01 Nov, 2022 US11484671
Email Notification 13 Oct, 2022 US11484671
Issue Notification Mailed 12 Oct, 2022 US11484671
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 26 Sep, 2022 US11484671
Dispatch to FDC 26 Sep, 2022 US11484671


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Tobramycin Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Tobramycin. The first generic version for Tobramycin was by Sandoz Inc and was approved on Dec 13, 1984. And the latest generic version is by Micro Labs Ltd and was approved on Jul 27, 2023.

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