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Which drugs does patent 11,813,255 protect, and when does it expire?
Patent 11,813,255 protects GALAFOLD and is included in one NDA.
This patent has one hundred and fifty-two patent family members in twenty-seven countries.
Summary for Patent: 11,813,255
| Title: | Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment |
| Abstract: | Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day. |
| Inventor(s): | Jeff Castelli, Elfrida Benjamin |
| Assignee: | Amicus Therapeutics Inc |
| Application Number: | US18/069,716 |
| Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 11,813,255 |
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Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims | Use; Delivery; Dosage form; |
| Patent landscape, scope, and claims: | Executive summary: US Drug Patent 11,813,255 claims a specific, patient- and assay-defined Fabry disease treatment method: administering migalastat (including migalastat hydrochloride) to patients whose α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) protein contains HEK assay amenable mutations selected from A13T, D322N, and M421V, using every-other-day oral dosing (notably ~150 mg), and tying the regimen to biomarker and clinical effects (GL-3, lyso-Gb3, WBC α-Gal A activity, LVMi, renal stabilization). The claim set is structured to create multiple infringement hooks: mutation identity, dosing interval and dose range, formulation/salt and oral solid dosage form, and effect-based limitations (biomarkers and organ outcomes). This is a narrow-by-eligibility patent but broad across outcomes and subpopulations, which raises barriers to generic or “label-fidelity” at-launch copying if challengers cannot show the accused product is used for the claimed mutation cohort and dosing/effect scheme. What is US Patent 11,813,255 scope for migalastat-treated Fabry disease with HEK assay amenable mutations?US 11,813,255 is a method-of-treatment patent. The core independent claim (your Claim 1) has three principal structural elements:
Claim 1’s practical meaning (eligibility-first infringement)Because the mutation is specifically enumerated and tied to “HEK assay amenable mutation,” infringement turns on whether the treated patient (or at least the patient cohort in which the regimen is administered) meets that eligibility definition. A generic maker’s labeling strategy matters less than what clinicians actually do for patients with those exact mutations and whether the claimed dosing and effect limitations are also met by the accused use. Claim dependencies expand coverage by adding “AND” filtersThe dependent claims then layer restrictions that can each serve as an additional infringement “path,” not necessarily requiring all dependent limitations to be present if another claim stands alone for infringement. Which α-galactosidase A mutations are explicitly covered by claim 1 (A13T, D322N, M421V)?Claim 1 explicitly limits the method to patients whose α-Gal A protein includes a mutation from the set {A13T, D322N, M421V} that is “HEK assay amenable.” Mutation-specific coverage (claims 2–4)
This creates three single-mutation infringement pathways in addition to the “set” pathway in Claim 1. Relationship to broader Fabry mutation categoriesClaim 1 does not read on all Fabry-causing mutations. It reads on a subset defined by both:
What dosing regimen and amount limits are claimed (every other day, ~150 mg, and dose ranges)?Claims 6–9 lock down timing and dosage form. Dosing interval (claims 6, 8, 9)
Dose range (claim 7)
Infringement designThis combination supports two infringement strategies:
Is oral administration and solid dosage form claimed?Yes. Claims 20–22 require oral dosing in a solid dosage form.
Formulation anchors
A challenger attempting a non-capsule delivery or a non-oral route would aim to design around Claims 20–22. Many generic strategies, however, keep to capsule/oral because of bioequivalence requirements. What biomarker and clinical endpoints are claimed (GL-3, lyso-Gb3, WBC α-Gal A, LVMi, renal stabilization)?Claims 24–29 add effect-based limitations. These are important because they can tie infringement to measurable outcomes and may align with clinical trial endpoints typically used in product labeling. Biomarker and outcome-specific dependent claims
How effect limitations change infringement riskIf an accused generic is used at the same dosing and within the mutation-defined population, it is likely to reproduce the same biomarker outcomes clinically. But effect-based dependent claims can become litigated on evidentiary record: whether the method in practice produced the claimed physiological changes in the treated patient(s). Claim 29 is the tightest composite because it requires a bundle of outcomes. How do patient subpopulation limitations change claim coverage (male, female, renal impairment, ERT experienced/naïve)?Claims 10–19 address treated-patient subgroups. Sex-specific dependents
These are broad in the sense that most patients are one of these; they also reduce potential arguments about sex limitation escaping infringement. Renal impairment dependents
Enzyme replacement therapy history
Proteinuria stratification (claims 17–19)
Infringement mappingThese dependents are not mutually exclusive in concept (some can overlap, such as ERT-experienced plus renal impairment plus a proteinuria band). A litigation record may show which patient subset was treated in the accused program and which dependent limitations were satisfied. What does the claim structure imply about design-around strategies for generics or label revisions?Likely design-around vectors based on the claim text
What remains hard to avoidEven if a challenger changes salt or formulation, the broad “administering migalastat” and “every other day” dosing concepts can remain within the claim perimeter unless the dosing regimen is materially changed. What patents typically surround this type of migalastat method claim (and how could they overlap)?Without the full prosecution history, specification, and the complete US family for 11,813,255, the tightest actionable reading is the claim scope itself. Likely adjacent IP themes around this claim (based on claim content)
In practice, such clusters often split across:
How strong is the patent estate for US 11,813,255 claim coverage based on its own breadth and specificity?Strengths (as a litigation asset)
Weaknesses (as a scope limitation)
Overall, the independent claim is not outcome-burdened; dependent claims add complexity. That pattern usually supports enforcement focused on the mutation-defined population and dosing protocol. What are the key “infringement predicates” you can map to real-world prescribing?From the claim text, infringement analysis can be reduced to five predicates:
This makes 11,813,255 most sensitive to real-world evidence: mutation confirmation approach, dosing documentation, formulation used, and the treatment outcomes recorded in patient charts. Timeline and exclusivity questions: when does this method claim lose practical exclusivity?Your prompt provides only claim text, not:
Without those facts, a correct “when exclusivity ends” timeline cannot be generated from the information provided. Orange Book status, Paragraph IV challenges, and biosimilar risk for migalastat method claimsYour prompt provides no Orange Book listing details, listed patents, or any FDA regulatory pathway or exclusivity data for migalastat products tied to 11,813,255.
A complete and accurate analysis cannot be produced from the supplied inputs. Key Takeaways
FAQs1) Does US 11,813,255 cover Fabry patients with other HEK assay amenable mutations beyond A13T, D322N, and M421V? 2) Is reducing lyso-Gb3 required for infringement of the independent claim? 3) What dosing detail is most central to Claims 6–9? 4) Can infringement occur if migalastat is administered orally but not in capsule form? 5) How do renal impairment and proteinuria limitations affect coverage? References (APA)
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Drugs Protected by US Patent 11,813,255
| Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | TE | Type | RLD | RS | Patent No. | Patent Expiration | Product | Substance | Delist Req. | Patented / Exclusive Use | Submissiondate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amicus Therap Us | GALAFOLD | migalastat hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 208623-001 | Aug 10, 2018 | RX | Yes | Yes | 11,813,255 | ⤷ Start Trial | THE TREATMENT OF FABRY PATIENTS | ⤷ Start Trial | ||||
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International Family Members for US Patent 11,813,255
| Country | Patent Number | Estimated Expiration | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 111971 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
| Argentina | 131106 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
| Argentina | 131107 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
| Australia | 2009214648 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
| Australia | 2014221321 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
| Australia | 2016206297 | ⤷ Start Trial | |||
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