GILENYA Drug Patent Profile
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Which patents cover Gilenya, and what generic alternatives are available?
Gilenya is a drug marketed by Novartis and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges.
This drug has two hundred and thirty-nine patent family members in fifty countries.
The generic ingredient in GILENYA is fingolimod hydrochloride. There are twenty-one drug master file entries for this compound. Fourteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the fingolimod hydrochloride profile page.
DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Gilenya
A generic version of GILENYA was approved as fingolimod hydrochloride by SUN PHARM on December 4th, 2019.
Summary for GILENYA
International Patents: | 239 |
US Patents: | 4 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 1 |
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: | 1 |
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: | 136 |
Clinical Trials: | 32 |
Patent Applications: | 514 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for GILENYA |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for GILENYA |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in GILENYA? | GILENYA excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | GILENYA at DailyMed |


Recent Clinical Trials for GILENYA
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Sponsor | Phase |
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The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | Phase 2 |
Genuine Research Center, Egypt | Phase 1 |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC | Phase 1 |
Pharmacology for GILENYA
Drug Class | Sphingosine 1-phosphate Receptor Modulator |
Mechanism of Action | Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Modulators |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for GILENYA
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for GILENYA
Tradename | Dosage | Ingredient | Strength | NDA | ANDAs Submitted | Submissiondate |
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GILENYA | Capsules | fingolimod hydrochloride | 0.25 mg | 022527 | 1 | 2018-07-19 |
GILENYA | Capsules | fingolimod hydrochloride | 0.5 mg | 022527 | 19 | 2014-09-22 |
US Patents and Regulatory Information for GILENYA
GILENYA is protected by four US patents.
Patents protecting GILENYA
Dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulator
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF RELAPSING REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY DETERMINING VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS (VZV) STATUS AND VACCINATING PRIOR TO COMMENCING TREATMENT
Solid pharmaceutical compositions comprising a SIP receptor agonist and a sugar alcohol
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S1P receptor modulators for treating relasping-remitting multiple sclerosis
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Formulations comprising 2-amino-2-[2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl]propane-1,3-diol
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Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | TE | Type | RLD | RS | Patent No. | Patent Expiration | Product | Substance | Delist Req. | Exclusivity Expiration |
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Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-002 | May 11, 2018 | RX | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | Y | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-001 | Sep 21, 2010 | AB | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | Y | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||
Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-001 | Sep 21, 2010 | AB | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-001 | Sep 21, 2010 | AB | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | Y | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >TE | >Type | >RLD | >RS | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration | >Product | >Substance | >Delist Req. | >Exclusivity Expiration |
Expired US Patents for GILENYA
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-002 | May 11, 2018 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-001 | Sep 21, 2010 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Novartis | GILENYA | fingolimod hydrochloride | CAPSULE;ORAL | 022527-001 | Sep 21, 2010 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
International Patents for GILENYA
When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for GILENYA?
Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:
Argentina
Patent: 5749
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Australia
Patent: 12236357
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Brazil
Patent: 2013024430
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Canada
Patent: 31600
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Chile
Patent: 13002810
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China
Patent: 3476400
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Colombia
Patent: 71459
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Croatia
Patent: 0170021
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Patent: 0200249
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Cyprus
Patent: 18423
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Denmark
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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Ecuador
Patent: 13012912
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Eurasian Patent Organization
Patent: 7721
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Patent: 5686
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Patent: 1391442
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Patent: 1790436
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European Patent Office
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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Guatemala
Patent: 1300227
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Hong Kong
Patent: 90309
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Hungary
Patent: 31286
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Israel
Patent: 8250
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Japan
Patent: 19101
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Patent: 14509652
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Jordan
Patent: 77
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Lithuania
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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Malaysia
Patent: 3746
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Mexico
Patent: 2522
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Patent: 13011415
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Morocco
Patent: 981
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New Zealand
Patent: 5023
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Peru
Patent: 140162
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Patent: 170913
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Poland
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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Portugal
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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Serbia
Patent: 917
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Singapore
Patent: 3256
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Slovenia
Patent: 94037
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Patent: 43990
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South Africa
Patent: 1306636
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South Korea
Patent: 2027014
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Patent: 140014194
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Spain
Patent: 10966
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Patent: 73482
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Taiwan
Patent: 28958
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Patent: 1244711
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Tunisia
Patent: 13000396
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Ukraine
Patent: 2857
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Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.
See the table below for additional patents covering GILENYA around the world.
Country | Patent Number | Title | Estimated Expiration |
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Norway | 20100250 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
South Korea | 20110005320 | SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A S1P RECEPTOR AGONIST AND A SUGAR ALCOHOL | ⤷ Try a Trial |
European Patent Office | 1613288 | COMPOSITIONS PHARMACEUTIQUES SOLIDES CONTENANT UN AGONISTE DES RECEPTEURS DE LA S1P ET UN ALCOOL DE SUCRE (SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A S1P RECEPTOR AGONIST AND A SUGAR ALCOHOL) | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Taiwan | 201244711 | Formulations | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Title | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for GILENYA
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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0627406 | 91832 | Luxembourg | ⤷ Try a Trial | 91832, EXPIRES: 20181018 |
1613288 | C 2011 005 | Romania | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: FINGOLIMOD SI SARURILE SALE ACCEPTABILE FARMACEUTIC INSPECIAL SARE CLORHIDRAT 2-AMINO-2[2-(4-OCTILFENIL)ETIL]PROPAN-1,3 DIOL; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: RO EU/1/11/677/001, RO EU/1/11/677/002, RO EU/1/11/677/003, RO EU/1/11/677/004; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20110317; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EMEA EU/1/11/677/001, EMEA EU/1/11/677/002, EMEA EU/1/11/677/003, EMEA EU/1/11/677/004; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20110317 |
0627406 | CA 2011 00015 | Denmark | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
1613288 | 399 | Finland | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |