Generic entry timeline

Nilotinib Hydrochloride generics — when can they launch?

Nilotinib Hydrochloride (Nilotinib Hydrochloride) · Jan Beumer · 36 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2026-07-18
expired
Full patent estate to
2032-10-07
complete protection through 2032
FDA approval
Jan Beumer

Where Nilotinib Hydrochloride sits in the generic timeline

All listed Orange Book patents for Nilotinib Hydrochloride have expired. Generic entry is permitted, and ANDA filers can launch without patent infringement risk. Hatch-Waxman exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may still apply if recently approved.

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.

  • Other — 18 patents
  • Method of Use — 9 patents
  • Formulation — 6 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 3 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Nilotinib Hydrochloride 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-1374(no description)
U-1407(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 36 active US patents. View full estate on the Nilotinib Hydrochloride drug page →

  • US8389537 Method of Use · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects a method of preparing salts of a specific chemical compound.
    USPTO title: Salts of 4-methyl N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide
  • US8415363 Method of Use · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects crystalline forms of the free base and salts of a specific compound used in the preparation of Nilotinib Hydrochloride.
    USPTO title: Crystalline forms of 4-methyl-N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide
  • US8389537 Method of Use · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects a method of preparing salts of a specific chemical compound.
    USPTO title: Salts of 4-methyl N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide
  • US8501760 Formulation · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition, specifically capsules, containing nilotinib or its salt with one or more acceptable excipients.
    USPTO title: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising nilotinib or its salt
  • US8501760 Formulation · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition, specifically capsules, containing nilotinib or its salt with one or more acceptable excipients.
    USPTO title: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising nilotinib or its salt
  • US8501760 Formulation · expires 2026-07-18
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition, specifically capsules, containing nilotinib or its salt with one or more acceptable excipients.
    USPTO title: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising nilotinib or its salt

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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