Generic entry timeline

Kerendia generics — when can they launch?

Kerendia (FINERENONE) · Bayer · 6 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2033-08-26
7 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2035-07-29
complete protection through 2035
FDA approval
2021
Bayer

Where Kerendia sits in the generic timeline

Long-dated protection: earliest active US patent for Kerendia extends to 2033 (~7 years out). Generic competition is at least 4 years away. Lifecycle moves (new formulations, label extensions, combination filings) typically execute 18-36 months ahead of cliff.

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 — 6 patents

Sample patent estate

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

  • US8436180 Composition of Matter · expires 2033-08-26
    This patent protects novel substituted 4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamides and their use in treating and preventing diseases, especially cardiovascular disorders.
    USPTO title: Substituted-4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridinamides and use thereof
  • US8436180 Composition of Matter · expires 2033-08-26
    This patent protects novel substituted 4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamides and their use in treating and preventing diseases, especially cardiovascular disorders.
    USPTO title: Substituted-4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridinamides and use thereof
  • US8436180 Composition of Matter · expires 2033-08-26
    This patent protects novel substituted 4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carboxamides and their use in treating and preventing diseases, especially cardiovascular disorders.
    USPTO title: Substituted-4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridinamides and use thereof
  • USRE49826 Composition of Matter · expires 2035-07-29
    This patent protects the composition of matter of the active drug substance known as Kerendia.
  • USRE49826 Composition of Matter · expires 2035-07-29
    This patent protects the composition of matter of the active drug substance known as Kerendia.
  • USRE49826 Composition of Matter · expires 2035-07-29
    This patent protects the composition of matter of the active drug substance known as Kerendia.

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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