Vericiguat Patent Expiration

Vericiguat is Used for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure. It was first introduced by Merck Sharp And Dohme Corp in its drug Verquvo on Jan 19, 2021.


Vericiguat Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Vericiguat, 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
Verquvo US9604948 Process for preparing substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines Nov 26, 2032 Merck Sharp Dohme
Verquvo US10736896 Substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines and their use May 19, 2031 Merck Sharp Dohme
Verquvo US11439642 Substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines and their use May 19, 2031 Merck Sharp Dohme
Verquvo US8420656 Substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines and their use May 19, 2031 Merck Sharp Dohme
Verquvo US8921377 Substituted 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazolopyridines and their use May 19, 2031 Merck Sharp Dohme
Verquvo US9993476 Substituted 5-flouro-1H-pyrazolopyridines and their use May 19, 2031 Merck Sharp Dohme



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 Vericiguat's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 25 Jan, 2024 US10736896
Second letter to regulating agency to determine regulatory review period 15 Jun, 2023 US8420656
Second letter to regulating agency to determine regulatory review period 15 Jun, 2023 US9604948
Letter from FDA or Dept of Agriculture re PTE application 03 Oct, 2022 US9604948
Letter from FDA or Dept of Agriculture re PTE application 03 Oct, 2022 US8420656
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 13 Sep, 2022 US11439642
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 13 Sep, 2022 US11439642
Email Notification 25 Aug, 2022 US11439642
Issue Notification Mailed 24 Aug, 2022 US11439642
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 05 Aug, 2022 US11439642


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