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When do Ofev patents expire, and when can generic versions of Ofev launch?

Ofev is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is included in one NDA. There are five patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has two hundred and forty-four patent family members in fifty-three countries.

The generic ingredient in OFEV is nintedanib esylate. There are nine drug master file entries for this compound. One supplier is listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the nintedanib esylate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Ofev

Ofev was eligible for patent challenges on October 15, 2018.

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be December 7, 2029. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

There have been two 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 (nintedanib esylate), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

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DrugPatentWatch® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for OFEV
Generic Entry Date for OFEV*:
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*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.

Pharmacology for OFEV
Drug ClassKinase Inhibitor
Mechanism of ActionProtein Kinase Inhibitors
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for OFEV
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
OFEV Capsules nintedanib esylate 100 mg and 150 mg 205832 4 2018-10-15

US Patents and Regulatory Information for OFEV

OFEV is protected by five US patents and two FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the earliest date for a generic version of OFEV is ⤷  Sign Up.

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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 OFEV

Pharmaceutical dosage form for immediate release of an indolinone derivative
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Medicaments for the treatment or prevention of fibrotic diseases
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Substituted indolines which inhibit receptor tyrosine kinases
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3-Z-[1-(4-(N-((4-Methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-an- ilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone-monoethanesulpho- nate and the use thereof as a pharmaceutical composition
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Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting OFEV

INDICATED TO SLOW THE RATE OF DECLINE IN PULMONARY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS-ASSOCIATED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (SSC-ILD)
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PEDIATRIC EXCLUSIVITY
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Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y Y ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-002 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-002 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y Y ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-002 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for OFEV

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-002 Oct 15, 2014 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Boehringer Ingelheim OFEV nintedanib esylate CAPSULE;ORAL 205832-001 Oct 15, 2014 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for OFEV

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for OFEV?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 2059
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA EN CAPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACION EN SUSPENSION DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA
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Australia

Patent: 09254548
Patent: Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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Patent: 15227503
Patent: Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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Brazil

Patent: 0913434
Patent: forma de dosagem farmacêutica em cápsula compreendendo uma formulação de um derivado de indolinona em supensão
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Canada

Patent: 26267
Patent: FORME POSOLOGIQUE PHARMACEUTIQUE EN CAPSULE COMPRENANT UNE FORMULATION EN SUSPENSION D'UN DERIVE D'INDOLINONE (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Chile

Patent: 10001279
Patent: Forma de dosificacion que comprende 3-z-[1-(4-(n-((4-metil-piperazin-1-il)-metilcarbonil)-n-metil-amino)-anilino)-1-fenil-metileno]-6-metoxicarbonil-2-indolinona-monoetanosulfonato, un vehiculo lipidico, un espesante y un agente de deslizamiento/solubilizante, de grupos definidos.
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China

Patent: 2056598
Patent: Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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Patent: 5193720
Patent: CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE
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Colombia

Patent: 80467
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA EN CAPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACION EN SUSPENSION DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA
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Croatia

Patent: 0180709
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Cyprus

Patent: 20533
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Denmark

Patent: 99987
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Ecuador

Patent: 10010660
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACIÓN FARMACÉUTICA EN CÁPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACIÓN EN SUSPENCIÓN DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA
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Eurasian Patent Organization

Patent: 9996
Patent: КАПСУЛЯРНАЯ ЛЕКАРСТВЕННАЯ ФОРМА, СОДЕРЖАЩАЯ СУСПЕНЗИОННУЮ КОМПОЗИЦИЮ ПРОИЗВОДНОГО ИНДОЛИНОНА (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Patent: 1001856
Patent: КАПСУЛЯРНАЯ ЛЕКАРСТВЕННАЯ ФОРМА, СОДЕРЖАЩАЯ СУСПЕНЗИОННУЮ КОМПОЗИЦИЮ ПРОИЗВОДНОГО ИНДОЛИНОНА
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European Patent Office

Patent: 99987
Patent: FORME POSOLOGIQUE PHARMACEUTIQUE EN CAPSULE COMPRENANT UNE FORMULATION EN SUSPENSION D'UN DÉRIVÉ D'INDOLINONE (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Hungary

Patent: 39187
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Israel

Patent: 8954
Patent: צורת מינון רוקחית שהינה קפסולה המכילה הרכב תרחיפי של נגזרת אינדולינון (Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative)
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Japan

Patent: 61031
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Patent: 05542
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Patent: 11522812
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Patent: 14208712
Patent: インドリノン誘導体の懸濁液製剤を含むカプセル医薬投薬形態 (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Lithuania

Patent: 99987
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Malaysia

Patent: 8930
Patent: CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE
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Mexico

Patent: 9229
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACIÓN FARMACÉUTICA EN CÁPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACIÓN EN SUSPENSIÓN DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA. (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE.)
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Patent: 10013203
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA EN CAPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACION EN SUSPENSION DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA. (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE.)
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Morocco

Patent: 385
Patent: شكل جرعات صيدلانية لكبسولة تتألف من صياغة مستعلقة من مشتقة الإيندولينون
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New Zealand

Patent: 3162
Patent: Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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Norway

Patent: 99987
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Peru

Patent: 100254
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA EN CAPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACION EN SUSPENSION DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA
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Poland

Patent: 99987
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Portugal

Patent: 99987
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Serbia

Patent: 142
Patent: FARMACEUTSKI DOZNI OBLIK U VIDU KAPSULE KOJI SADRŽI FORMULACIJU SUSPENZIJE INDOLINON DERIVATA (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Slovenia

Patent: 99987
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South Africa

Patent: 1007636
Patent: CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE
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South Korea

Patent: 1725469
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Patent: 110017872
Patent: CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE
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Patent: 170020557
Patent: 인돌리논 유도체의 현탁 제형을 포함하는 캡슐 약제학적 투여 형태 (Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative)
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Spain

Patent: 69469
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Taiwan

Patent: 1002691
Patent: Capsule pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a suspension formulation of an indolinone derivative
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Tunisia

Patent: 10000558
Patent: CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE
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Ukraine

Patent: 4590
Patent: КАПСУЛИРОВАННАЯ ЛЕКАРСТВЕННАЯ ФОРМА, СОДЕРЖАЩАЯ СУСПЕНЗИОННУЮ КОМПОЗИЦИЮ ПРОИЗВОДНОЙ ИНДОЛИНОНА;КАПСУЛЬОВАНА ЛІКАРСЬКА ФОРМА, ЩО МІСТИТЬ СУСПЕНЗІЙНУ КОМПОЗИЦІЮ ПОХІДНОЇ ІНДОЛІНОНУ (CAPSULE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A SUSPENSION FORMULATION OF AN INDOLINONE DERIVATIVE)
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Uruguay

Patent: 879
Patent: FORMA DE DOSIFICACIÓN FARMACÉUTICA EN CÁPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACIÓN EN SUSPENSIÓN DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA
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Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering OFEV around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Colombia 6280467 FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA EN CAPSULA QUE COMPRENDE UNA FORMULACION EN SUSPENSION DE UN DERIVADO DE INDOLINONA ⤷  Sign Up
Australia 2009254556 Pharmaceutical dosage form for immediate release of an indolinone derivative ⤷  Sign Up
Yugoslavia 26602 ⤷  Sign Up
Portugal 2313087 ⤷  Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2004017948 ⤷  Sign Up
Czech Republic 301073 Indolinon substituovaný v poloze 6, jeho výroba a jeho použití pro výrobu farmaceutického prostredku a farmaceutický prostredek s jeho obsahem (In position 6 substituted indolinone, its preparation and its use for preparation of pharmaceutical composition and pharmaceutical composition containing thereof) ⤷  Sign Up
Morocco 32385 شكل جرعات صيدلانية لكبسولة تتألف من صياغة مستعلقة من مشتقة الإيندولينون ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for OFEV

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1224170 C300725 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: NINTEDANIB, DE TAUTOMEREN DAARVAN EN DE ZOUTEN DAARVAN, IN HET BIJZONDER NINTEDANIB EN FYSIOLOGISCH AANVAARDBARE ZOUTEN DAARVAN, MET NAME NINEDANIBESILAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/954/001-004 20141121
1830843 C201530043 Spain ⤷  Sign Up
1224170 122015000023 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: NINTEDANIB, DESSEN TAUTOMERE UND DESSEN SALZE, INSBESONDERE NINTEDANIB UND PHYSIOLOGISCH VERTRAEGLICHE SALZE DAVON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/954/001-004 20141121
1830843 PA2015025 Lithuania ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: NINTEDANIBUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/979/001 - EU/1/14/979/004 20150115
1224170 2015/017 Ireland ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: VARGATEF-NINTEDANIB, THE TAUTOMERS AND THE PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/954/001-004 20141121
1224170 PA2015015 Lithuania ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: NINTEDANIBUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/954/001-004 20141121
1830843 92762 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: NINTEDANIB , OU UN TAUTOMERE, LES MELANGES OBTENUS OU UN DESES SELS, EN PARTICULIER NINTEDANIB ESILATE. FIRST REGISTRATION: 20150119
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