Generic entry timeline

Alunbrig generics — when can they launch?

Alunbrig (brigatinib) · Takeda · 12 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2029-05-21
3 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2035-11-10
complete protection through 2035
FDA approval
2017
Takeda

Where Alunbrig sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Alunbrig expires in 2029 (~3 years from today). ANDA filers are likely already preparing Paragraph IV certifications. Expect first-filer 180-day exclusivity competition imminently.

Under US Hatch-Waxman, a generic enters via an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) and may file with one of four Paragraph IV certifications attacking the brand's listed patents. If the brand sues within 45 days, a 30-month FDA approval stay is triggered. First Para IV filer typically gets 180-day market exclusivity.

Patent estate by type — active patents

Method-of-use patents only carve out specific indications; generics can launch with a "skinny label" omitting those uses. Composition-of-matter patents block the molecule itself.

  • Method of Use — 9 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 3 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Alunbrig patents

Method-of-use patents are listed against specific FDA Patent Use Codes ("U-codes") representing carved-out indications. Generics can launch with a label that omits these uses.

U-codeDescription
U-2837(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 12 active US patents. View full estate on the Alunbrig drug page →

  • US9273077 Method of Use · expires 2029-05-21
    This patent protects compounds of a specific formula and their use as protein kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorus derivatives as kinase inhibitors
  • US9273077 Method of Use · expires 2029-05-21
    This patent protects compounds of a specific formula and their use as protein kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorus derivatives as kinase inhibitors
  • US9273077 Method of Use · expires 2029-05-21
    This patent protects compounds of a specific formula and their use as protein kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorus derivatives as kinase inhibitors
  • US9012462 Composition of Matter · expires 2031-04-28
    This patent protects phosphorous derivatives that act as kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorous derivatives as kinase inhibitors
  • US9012462 Composition of Matter · expires 2031-04-28
    This patent protects phosphorous derivatives that act as kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorous derivatives as kinase inhibitors
  • US9012462 Composition of Matter · expires 2031-04-28
    This patent protects phosphorous derivatives that act as kinase inhibitors.
    USPTO title: Phosphorous derivatives as kinase inhibitors

Sources

Patent term extensions (PTR, pediatric exclusivity), Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays, and FDA regulatory exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may shift the effective generic entry date. Not legal advice.

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