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Last Updated: May 31, 2024

NEXAVAR Drug Patent Profile


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When do Nexavar patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Nexavar is a drug marketed by Bayer Hlthcare and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has eighty-nine patent family members in thirty-nine countries.

The generic ingredient in NEXAVAR is sorafenib tosylate. There are thirteen drug master file entries for this compound. Eight suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the sorafenib tosylate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Nexavar

A generic version of NEXAVAR was approved as sorafenib tosylate by MYLAN on September 10th, 2020.

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Drug patent expirations by year for NEXAVAR
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Recent Clinical Trials for NEXAVAR

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SponsorPhase
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityPhase 2/Phase 3
Guangzhou First People's HospitalPhase 2/Phase 3
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityPhase 2/Phase 3

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Pharmacology for NEXAVAR
Drug ClassKinase Inhibitor
Mechanism of ActionProtein Kinase Inhibitors
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for NEXAVAR
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
NEXAVAR Tablets sorafenib tosylate 200 mg 021923 1 2014-02-28

US Patents and Regulatory Information for NEXAVAR

NEXAVAR is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting NEXAVAR

Thermodynamically stable form of a tosylate salt
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF UNRESECTABLE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA, ADVANCED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA, OR DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMA.

Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF LOCALLY RECURRENT OR METASTATIC, PROGRESSIVE, DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMA REFRACTORY TO RADIOACTIVE IODINE TREATMENT

Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF ADVANCED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF UNRESECTABLE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y Y ⤷  Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for NEXAVAR

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Bayer Hlthcare NEXAVAR sorafenib tosylate TABLET;ORAL 021923-001 Dec 20, 2005 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for NEXAVAR

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Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 4234
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Australia

Patent: 06222365
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Austria

Patent: 82693
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Brazil

Patent: 0608840
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Canada

Patent: 01955
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China

Patent: 1132779
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Patent: 4688697
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Costa Rica

Patent: 48
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Croatia

Patent: 0100674
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Cuba

Patent: 821
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Patent: 070203
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Cyprus

Patent: 11065
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Denmark

Patent: 68579
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Dominican Republic

Patent: 006000057
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European Patent Office

Patent: 68579
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Germany

Patent: 2006017188
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Guatemala

Patent: 0600096
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Honduras

Patent: 06009702
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Hong Kong

Patent: 18019
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Patent: 09620
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Israel

Patent: 5517
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Japan

Patent: 04241
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Patent: 08531741
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Malaysia

Patent: 2319
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Mexico

Patent: 07010856
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Morocco

Patent: 378
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New Zealand

Patent: 1178
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Norway

Patent: 3834
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Patent: 075042
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Peru

Patent: 061345
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Poland

Patent: 68579
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Portugal

Patent: 68579
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Russian Federation

Patent: 20283
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Patent: 07136896
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Singapore

Patent: 0364
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Slovenia

Patent: 68579
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South Africa

Patent: 0707638
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South Korea

Patent: 1335932
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Patent: 070111513
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Spain

Patent: 51612
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Taiwan

Patent: 24928
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Patent: 0700093
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Tunisia

Patent: 07341
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Ukraine

Patent: 673
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Uruguay

Patent: 410
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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 NEXAVAR around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Israel 181734 פולימורף i של סוראפניב טוזילאט, תכשירי רוקחות המכילים אותו ושימוש בו להכנת תרופות (Polymorph i of sorafenib tosylate, pharmaceutical compositions comprising it and its use in the manufacture of medicaments) ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1690853 Utilisation des diphénylurées à substituants omega-carboxyaryles, inhibitrices de kinase raf (Use of omega-carboxyaryl substituted diphenyl ureas as raf kinase inhibitors) ⤷  Sign Up
Colombia 5170439 DIFENIL UREAS SUBSTITUIDAS CON W-CARBOXIARILO Y SUS SALES FARMACEUTICAMENTE ACEPTABLES COMO INHIBIDORES DE RAF QUINASA ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for NEXAVAR

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1140840 SPC 031/2006 Ireland ⤷  Sign Up SPC 031/2006: 20070528, EXPIRES: 20210718
1140840 SPC/GB07/004 United Kingdom ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: SORAFENIB AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/06/342/001 20060721
1140840 CA 2007 00002 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: SORAFENIB TOSYLAT
1140840 SZ 35/2006 Austria ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: SORAFENIB UND PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHE SALZE HIERVON
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