Generic entry timeline

Skyclarys generics — when can they launch?

Skyclarys (OMAVELOXOLONE) · Biogen Us · 7 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2029-04-20
3 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2033-04-24
complete protection through 2033
FDA approval
2023
Biogen Us

Where Skyclarys sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Skyclarys 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 — 4 patents
  • Method of Use — 2 patents
  • Formulation — 1 patent

FDA U-codes carved out by Skyclarys 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-3862(no description)
U-3552(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 7 active US patents. View full estate on the Skyclarys drug page →

  • US11919838 Method of Use · expires 2029-04-20
    This patent protects novel oleanolic acid derivatives and their uses, including pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds.
    USPTO title: Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at C-17
  • US11091430 Method of Use · expires 2029-04-20
    This patent protects novel oleanolic acid derivatives and their uses, including pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds.
    USPTO title: Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at c-17
  • US9670147 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-04-20
    This patent protects novel oleanolic acid derivatives, including their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, invented by Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    USPTO title: Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at C-17
  • US8440854 Formulation · expires 2029-04-20
    This patent protects novel oleanolic acid derivatives and their use in pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and articles of manufacture.
    USPTO title: Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino acid and other modifications at C-17
  • US8124799 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-12-03
    This patent protects novel oleanolic acid derivatives, including their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, as invented by Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    USPTO title: Antioxidant inflammation modulators: oleanolic acid derivatives with amino and other modifications at C-17
  • US9701709 Composition of Matter · expires 2033-04-24
    This patent protects the compound N-((4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bS)-11-cyano-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10,14-dioxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,12a,14,14a,14b-octadecahydropicen-
    USPTO title: 2,2-difluoropropionamide derivatives of bardoxolone methyl, polymorphic forms and methods of use thereof

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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