Generic entry timeline

SORAFENIB TOSYLATE generics — when can they launch?

SORAFENIB TOSYLATE (SORAFENIB TOSYLATE) · · 2 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2027-12-24
2 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2028-09-10
complete protection through 2028
FDA approval
2005

Where SORAFENIB TOSYLATE sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for SORAFENIB TOSYLATE expires in 2027 (~2 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.

  • Method of Use — 2 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by SORAFENIB TOSYLATE 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-1624(no description)
U-2107(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 2 of 2 active US patents. View full estate on the SORAFENIB TOSYLATE drug page →

  • US8877933 Method of Use · expires 2027-12-24
    This patent protects a thermodynamically stable form of the tosylate salt of a specific chemical compound, used in medicaments.
    USPTO title: Thermodynamically stable form of a tosylate salt
  • US9737488 Method of Use · expires 2028-09-10
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer, either alone or in combination with other cancer therapies.
    USPTO title: Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer

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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