Generic entry timeline

Olinvyk generics — when can they launch?

Olinvyk (OLICERIDINE) · Trevena · 15 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2032-03-23
6 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2032-03-23
complete protection through 2032
FDA approval
2020
Trevena

Where Olinvyk sits in the generic timeline

Mid-term cliff: earliest active US patent for Olinvyk expires in 2032 (~6 years). Generic developers typically begin ANDA bioequivalence studies 3-4 years ahead of this date. Paragraph IV filings + Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays may shift the effective entry by another 18-36 months.

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 — 15 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Olinvyk 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-2986(no description)

Sample patent estate

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

  • US9642842 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects methods of using opioid receptor ligands, such as Olinvyk, for treating pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same
  • US8835488 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which can be used in the treatment of pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same
  • US8835488 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which can be used in the treatment of pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same
  • US8835488 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which can be used in the treatment of pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same
  • US9642842 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects methods of using opioid receptor ligands, such as Olinvyk, for treating pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same
  • US11077098 Method of Use · expires 2032-03-23
    This patent protects compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which can be used in the treatment of pain and pain-related disorders.
    USPTO title: Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same

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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