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victoza Drug Patent Profile

When do Victoza patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Victoza is a drug marketed by Novo Nordisk Inc and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has one hundred patent family members in twenty-nine countries.

The generic ingredient in VICTOZA is liraglutide. There are seven drug master file entries for this compound. Three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the liraglutide profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Generic Entry Outlook for Victoza

Victoza was eligible for patent challenges on January 25, 2014.

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be February 13, 2026. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

Annual sales in 2021 were $3.4bn, indicating a strong incentive for generic entry (peak sales were $5.6bn in 2019).

There have been twenty patent litigation cases involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

There is one tentative approval for the generic drug (liraglutide), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

Indicators of Generic Entry

Summary for victoza

International Patents:	100
US Patents:	4
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	3
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	27
Clinical Trials:	126
Patent Applications:	2,997
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for victoza
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for victoza
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for victoza
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in victoza?	victoza excipients list
DailyMed Link:	victoza at DailyMed

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See drug sales revenues for victoza

DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for victoza

NDA:

022341

Dosage:

SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS

^*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for victoza

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
University of Chicago	Early Phase 1
Carmot Therapeutics, Inc.	Phase 1
Yale University	Phase 3

See all victoza clinical trials

Pharmacology for victoza

Drug Class	GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
Mechanism of Action	Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for VICTOZA

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
VICTOZA	Injection	liraglutide	18 mg/3 mL prefilled syringe	022341	1	2016-12-12

US Patents and Regulatory Information for victoza

victoza is protected by four US patents.

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

Patents protecting victoza

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010		RX	Yes	Yes					Y

Expired US Patents for victoza

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010
Novo Nordisk Inc	VICTOZA	liraglutide	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	022341-001	Jan 25, 2010

International Patents for victoza

See the table below for patents covering victoza around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Germany	69942306
Germany	602008002896
European Patent Office	1060192
South Africa	201805538	LIRAGLUTIDE IN CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
Hong Kong	1246683	對於生產和用於注射裝置中是最佳的含有丙二醇的肽製劑 (PROPYLENE GLYCOL-CONTAINING PEPTIDE FORMULATIONS WHICH ARE OPTIMAL FOR PRODUCTION AND FOR USE IN INJECTION DEVICES)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for victoza

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2209800	1490067-4	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATION OF INSULIN DEGLUDEC AND LIRAGLUTIDE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/14/974 20140918
2209800	122014000114	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION VON INSULIN DEGLUDEC UND LIRAGLUTIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/947 20140918
0944648	C00944648/01	Switzerland		PRODUCT NAME: LIRAGLUTID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC 59329 11.12.2009
0944648	09C0054	France		PRODUCT NAME: LIRAGLUTIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: EU/1/09/529/001 DU 20090630; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: EU/1/09/529/001 DU 20090630
2209800	14C0085	France		PRODUCT NAME: LIRAGLUTIDE ET INSULINE DEGLUDEC; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/947 20140918