Vorapaxar Sulfate Patent Expiration

Vorapaxar Sulfate is Used for preventing heart attacks and strokes in patients with a history of heart attack or peripheral arterial disease. It was first introduced by Key Therapeutics Llc in its drug Zontivity on May 8, 2014.


Vorapaxar Sulfate Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Vorapaxar Sulfate, 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
Zontivity US7304078 Thrombin receptor antagonists Dec 23, 2027 Key Therap
Zontivity US7713999 Thrombin receptor antagonists May 30, 2024

(Expired)

Key Therap
Zontivity US7235567 Crystalline polymorph of a bisulfate salt of a thrombin receptor antagonist Jun 13, 2021

(Expired)

Key Therap



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 Vorapaxar Sulfate's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Court Processing Terminated 02 Apr, 2024 US7304078
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 29 Sep, 2021 US7713999
Email Notification 09 Nov, 2020 US7713999
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 09 Nov, 2020 US7713999
Correspondence Address Change 05 Nov, 2020 US7713999
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 03 Nov, 2020 US7235567
Email Notification 03 Nov, 2020 US7235567
Correspondence Address Change 01 Nov, 2020 US7235567
Patent Term Extension Certificate 03 Sep, 2020 US7304078
Notice of Final Determination -Eligible 29 Jun, 2020 US7304078


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