Generic entry timeline

Monoferric generics — when can they launch?

Monoferric (FERRIC DERISOMALTOSE) · Pharmacosmos · 15 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2029-03-25
3 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2036-06-22
complete protection through 2036
FDA approval
2020
Pharmacosmos

Where Monoferric sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Monoferric 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.

  • Composition of Matter — 9 patents
  • Method of Use — 6 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Monoferric 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-2734(no description)
U-3594(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 15 active US patents. View full estate on the Monoferric drug page →

  • US12030962 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound
  • US12030962 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound
  • US10414831 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound
  • US11851504 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound
  • US12030962 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound
  • US11851504 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-25
    This patent protects a stable iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability, comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide and ferric oxyhydroxide.
    USPTO title: Stable iron oligosaccharide compound

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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