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Last Updated: December 2, 2023

BONIVA Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Boniva, and what generic alternatives are available?

Boniva is a drug marketed by Roche and Hoffmann La Roche and is included in two NDAs. There are three patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges.

This drug has seventy-one patent family members in thirty-two countries.

The generic ingredient in BONIVA is ibandronate sodium. There are sixteen drug master file entries for this compound. Ten suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ibandronate sodium profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Boniva

A generic version of BONIVA was approved as ibandronate sodium by APOTEX INC on March 19th, 2012.

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Recent Clinical Trials for BONIVA

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SponsorPhase
Hoffmann-La RochePhase 3
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M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPhase 3

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for BONIVA
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
BONIVA Injection ibandronate sodium 1 mg/mL, 3 mL Vial 021858 1 2007-08-31
BONIVA Tablets ibandronate sodium 2.5 mg 021455 1 2007-05-16

US Patents and Regulatory Information for BONIVA

BONIVA is protected by three US patents.

Patents protecting BONIVA

Method of treatment using bisphosphonic acid
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Patented Use: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BY ONCE-MONTHLY ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF IBANDRONATE SODIUM MONOHYDRATE EQUIVALENT TO 150MG OF IBANDRONIC ACID

Method of treatment using bisphosphonic acid
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Patented Use: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS

Method of treatment using bisphosphonic acid
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Patented Use: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS 021858-001 Jan 6, 2006 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-002 Mar 24, 2005 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-001 May 16, 2003 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-002 Mar 24, 2005 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for BONIVA

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-002 Mar 24, 2005 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-002 Mar 24, 2005 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium TABLET;ORAL 021455-002 Mar 24, 2005 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Roche BONIVA ibandronate sodium INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS 021858-001 Jan 6, 2006 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Premature patent expiration for: BONIVA

Expiration due to failure to pay maintenance fee

Patent Number Tradename Expiration Date
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International Patents for BONIVA

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Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Croatia P20040906 BISPHOSPHONIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OSTREOPOROSIS ⤷  Try a Trial
German Democratic Republic 263992 NEUE DIPHOSPHONSAEUREDERIVATE, VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG UND DIESE VERBINDUNGEN ENTHALTENDE ARZNEIMITTEL ⤷  Try a Trial
Greece 3023962 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 03095029 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for BONIVA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0252504 C960032 Netherlands ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: ACIDUM IBANDRONICUM, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACOLO- GISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT OF IN DE VORM VAN EEN ESTER MET METHANOL,ETHANOL,2-PROPANOL OF 2-METHYLPROPANOL, OF IN DE VORM VEN EEN HYDRAAT,I.H.B.MONONATRIUM IBANDRONAAT MONOHYDRAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/96/012/001 19960625
0252504 96C0046 Belgium ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/96/011/001 19960624
0252504 SPC/GB96/060 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: IBANDRONIC ACID ((1-HYDROXY-3-(METHYLPENTYLAMINO) - PROPYLIDINE)-DIPHOSPHONIC ACID); REGISTERED: UK EU/1/96/012/001 19960625
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