Viltolarsen Patent Expiration

Viltolarsen is Used for treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in patients with a confirmed mutation that can be treated with exon 53 skipping. It was first introduced by Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd in its drug Viltepso on Aug 12, 2020.


Viltolarsen Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Viltolarsen, 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
Viltepso US10870676 Antisense nucleic acids Aug 31, 2031 Nippon Shinyaku
Viltepso US9079934 Antisense nucleic acids Aug 31, 2031 Nippon Shinyaku



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 Viltolarsen's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 05 Jun, 2024 US10870676
transaction for FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period 08 Dec, 2023 US9079934
transaction for FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period 30 Nov, 2023 US9079934
Second letter to regulating agency to determine regulatory review period 26 Jan, 2023 US9079934
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 28 Dec, 2022 US9079934
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 21 Dec, 2022 US9079934
Email Notification 21 Dec, 2022 US9079934
Email Notification 14 Nov, 2022 US10870676
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 14 Nov, 2022 US10870676
Correspondence Address Change 30 Sep, 2022 US10870676


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