TRACLEER Drug Patent Profile
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When do Tracleer patents expire, and when can generic versions of Tracleer launch?
Tracleer is a drug marketed by Actelion and is included in two NDAs. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.
This drug has twenty-eight patent family members in twenty-three countries.
The generic ingredient in TRACLEER is bosentan. There are nineteen drug master file entries for this compound. Nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the bosentan profile page.
DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Tracleer
A generic version of TRACLEER was approved as bosentan by HIKMA on April 26th, 2019.
Summary for TRACLEER
International Patents: | 28 |
US Patents: | 2 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 2 |
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: | 1 |
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: | 110 |
Clinical Trials: | 43 |
Patent Applications: | 4,300 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for TRACLEER |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for TRACLEER |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in TRACLEER? | TRACLEER excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | TRACLEER at DailyMed |


Recent Clinical Trials for TRACLEER
Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants
Sponsor | Phase |
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City of Hope Medical Center | Phase 1 |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Phase 1 |
University of Mississippi Medical Center | Early Phase 1 |
Pharmacology for TRACLEER
Drug Class | Endothelin Receptor Antagonist |
Mechanism of Action | Cytochrome P450 2C9 Inducers Cytochrome P450 3A Inducers Endothelin Receptor Antagonists |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for TRACLEER
US Patents and Regulatory Information for TRACLEER
TRACLEER is protected by two US patents and two FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.
Patents protecting TRACLEER
Dispersible bosentan tablet
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Dispersible bosentan tablet
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FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting TRACLEER
TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (PAH) (WHO GROUP 1) IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AGED 3 YRS AND OLDER WITH IDIOPATHIC OR CONGENITAL PAH TO IMPROVE PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE (PVR), WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AN IMPROVEMENT IN EXERCISE ABILITY
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
FDA HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ORPHAN-DRUG EXCLUSIVITY (ODE) FOR THIS DRUG, BUT IT CONTAINS THE SAME ACTIVE MOIETY OR MOIETIES AS ANOTHER DRUG(S) THAT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ODE, AND ALSO SHARES ODE-PROTECTED USE(S) OR INDICATION(S) WITH THAT DRUG(S).AN APPLICATION SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE SAME ACTIVE MOIETY OR MOIETIES, INCLUDING AN ANDA THAT CITES THIS NDA AS ITS BASIS OF SUBMISSION, MAY NOT BE APPROVED FOR SUCH ODE-PROTECTED USE(S) AND INDICATION(S)
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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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Actelion | TRACLEER | bosentan | TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL | 209279-001 | Sep 5, 2017 | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | Y | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Actelion | TRACLEER | bosentan | TABLET;ORAL | 021290-001 | Nov 20, 2001 | AB | RX | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Actelion | TRACLEER | bosentan | TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL | 209279-001 | Sep 5, 2017 | 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 TRACLEER
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Actelion | TRACLEER | bosentan | TABLET;ORAL | 021290-001 | Nov 20, 2001 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Actelion | TRACLEER | bosentan | TABLET;ORAL | 021290-002 | Nov 20, 2001 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
EU/EMA Drug Approvals for TRACLEER
Company | Drugname | Inn | Product Number / Indication | Status | Generic | Biosimilar | Orphan | Marketing Authorisation | Marketing Refusal |
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Janssen-Cilag International N.V. | Tracleer | bosentan | EMEA/H/C/000401 Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to improve exercise capacity and symptoms in patients with WHO functional class III.Efficacy has been shown in:, , , Primary (idiopathic and familial) PAH;, PAH secondary to scleroderma without significant interstitial pulmonary disease;, PAH associated with congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunts and Eisenmenger's physiology., , , Some improvements have also been shown in patients with PAH WHO functional class II., , Tracleer is also indicated to reduce the number of new digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis and ongoing digital ulcer disease., |
Authorised | no | no | no | 2002-05-14 | |
>Company | >Drugname | >Inn | >Product Number / Indication | >Status | >Generic | >Biosimilar | >Orphan | >Marketing Authorisation | >Marketing Refusal |
International Patents for TRACLEER
When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for TRACLEER?
Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:
Australia
Patent: 06248593
Estimated Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Austria
Patent: 1914
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Brazil
Patent: 0610187
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Canada
Patent: 07098
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China
Patent: 1175484
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Cyprus
Patent: 10610
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Denmark
Patent: 83397
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European Patent Office
Patent: 83397
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Germany
Patent: 2006011150
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Hong Kong
Patent: 20212
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Israel
Patent: 7383
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Japan
Patent: 19399
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Patent: 08540512
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Mexico
Patent: 07014454
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New Zealand
Patent: 4167
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Norway
Patent: 9781
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Patent: 076325
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Poland
Patent: 83397
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Portugal
Patent: 83397
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Russian Federation
Patent: 04774
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Patent: 07146395
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Patent: 10129460
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Slovenia
Patent: 83397
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South Africa
Patent: 0710903
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South Korea
Patent: 080014002
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Patent: 100093105
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Spain
Patent: 36943
Estimated Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
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 TRACLEER around the world.
Country | Patent Number | Title | Estimated Expiration |
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European Patent Office | 0526708 | Sulfonamide, sa préparation et son usage comme médicament et intermédiaire (Sulfonamide, preparation and use thereof as medicine and intermediate) | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Norway | 339781 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
Algeria | 1587 | Nouveaux sulfonamides. | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Title | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for TRACLEER
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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0526708 | 300097 | Netherlands | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
0526708 | SPC/GB02/030 | United Kingdom | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: BOSENTAN 4-(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-N-(6-(2-HYDROXYETHOXY)-5-(2-METHOXYPHENOXY)-2(PYRIMIDIN-2-YL)PYRIMIDIN-4-YL)BENZENESULFONAMIDE AND ITS PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS |
0526708 | CA 2002 00026 | Denmark | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |