VEMLIDY Drug Patent Profile

When do Vemlidy patents expire, and when can generic versions of Vemlidy launch?

Vemlidy is a drug marketed by Gilead Sciences Inc and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has one hundred and thirty-one patent family members in forty-nine countries.

The generic ingredient in VEMLIDY is tenofovir alafenamide fumarate. There are forty-two drug master file entries for this compound. One supplier is listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the tenofovir alafenamide fumarate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Generic Entry Outlook for Vemlidy

Vemlidy was eligible for patent challenges on November 5, 2019.

There have been four patent litigation cases involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

There is one tentative approval for the generic drug (tenofovir alafenamide fumarate), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

Indicators of Generic Entry

Summary for VEMLIDY

International Patents:	131
US Patents:	3
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	81
Clinical Trials:	18
Patent Applications:	337
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for VEMLIDY
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for VEMLIDY
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in VEMLIDY?	VEMLIDY excipients list
DailyMed Link:	VEMLIDY at DailyMed

See drug prices for VEMLIDY

Recent Clinical Trials for VEMLIDY

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
PharmaEssentia	Phase 2
National Taiwan University Hospital	Phase 2
Shanghai Tong Ren Hospital	Phase 2

See all VEMLIDY clinical trials

Pharmacology for VEMLIDY

Drug Class	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for VEMLIDY

J05AF	Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05A	DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS
J05	ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE
J	Antiinfectives for systemic use

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for VEMLIDY

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
VEMLIDY	Tablets	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	25 mg	208464	6	2019-11-05

US Patents and Regulatory Information for VEMLIDY

VEMLIDY is protected by three US patents and three FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Patents protecting VEMLIDY

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting VEMLIDY

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for VEMLIDY

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Gilead Sciences Inc	VEMLIDY	tenofovir alafenamide fumarate	TABLET;ORAL	208464-001	Nov 10, 2016

International Patents for VEMLIDY

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for VEMLIDY?

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

African Regional IP Organization (ARIPO)

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

Ecuador

Eurasian Patent Organization

European Patent Office

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Israel

Japan

Lithuania

Mexico

Moldova, Republic of

Montenegro

Morocco

New Zealand

Peru

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Serbia

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Taiwan

Ukraine

Uruguay

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 VEMLIDY around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Norway	336718
Spain	2536972
Brazil	PI0112646	pró-fármacos de análogos de nucleotídeo de fosfonato e composições que as compreende
South Korea	101612642
Mexico	336627	HEMIFUMARATO DE TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDA. (TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE.)
Argentina	087546	HEMIFUMARATO DE TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDA

Supplementary Protection Certificates for VEMLIDY

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2487166	93354	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: COBICISTAT OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI ET ALAFENAMIDE DE TENOFOVIR OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI, EN PARTICULIER LE FUMARATE D'ALAFENAMIDE DE TENOFOVIR; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/15/1061
1663240	300851	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE VAN: - RILPIVIRINE OF EEN THERAPEUTISCH EQUIVALENTE VORM DAARVAN ZOALS BESCHERMD DOOR HET BASISOCTROOI, ZOALS EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT VAN RILPIVIRINE, WAARONDER HET HYDROCHLORIDEZOUT VAN RILPIVIRINE; - EMTRICITABINE; EN - TENOFOVIRALAFENAMIDE OF EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT DAARVAN, IN HET BIJZONDER TENOFOVIRALAFENAMIDEFUMARAAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/16/1112 20160623
2924034	1990024-0	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF IN COMBINATION WITH LAMIVUDINE AND TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1333 20181126
0915894	SPC/GB05/041	United Kingdom		SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE NO SPC/GB05/041 GRANTED TO GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCT COMPOSITION CONTAINING BOTH TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, HYDRATE, TAUTOMER OR SOLVATE THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH EMTRICITABINE , THE GRANT OF WHICH WAS ADVERTISED IN JOURNAL NO 6233 DATED 05/11/2008 HAS HAD ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD OF DURATION CORRECTED, SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF THE PRESCRIBED FEES IT WILL EXPIRE ON 23/02/2020.
1663240	2015/053	Ireland		PRODUCT NAME: A COMBINATION OF RILPIVIRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, INCLUDING THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT, TENOFOVIR, IN PARTICULAR TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, AND EMTRICITABINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/737/001-002 20111128
1663240	375 5032-2016	Slovakia		PRODUCT NAME: RILPIVIRIN VO VSETKYCH FORMACH CHRANENYCH ZAKLADNYM PATENTOM/EMTRICITABIN/TENOFOVIR-ALAFENAMID VO VSETKYCH FORMACH CHRANENYCH ZAKLADNYM PATENTOM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/16/1112 20160623